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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 405PATIENT CARE--MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER EELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT)
RULE §405.107Consultation Required
(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 §405.107 adopted to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7528; amended to be effective December 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 8790

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