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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 307 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER I - ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT)
SECTION/RULE §307.513 - Consultation Required
Chapter Review Date 07/23/2024

(a) Before initiating a course of ECT, it shall be the responsibility of the attending physician who is not a fully qualified psychiatrist to obtain consultation from a fully qualified psychiatrist, licensed to practice medicine in Texas. (b) The consultant shall render a written report regarding the appropriateness and probable benefits to be obtained by administration of ECT. That report will be incorporated into the patient's permanent medical record.

Source Note: The provisions of this §307.513 adopted to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7528; amended to be effective December 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 8790; transferred effective December 27, 2024, as published in the November 29, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 9771

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