Colorado § 13-20-403 Restrictions on electroconvulsive treatment - rights of minors

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§ 13-20-403 — Restrictions on electroconvulsive treatment - rights of minors

Colorado § 13-20-403

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-20-403 (2026).

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(1)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2024).

(2)Electroconvulsive treatment may be performed on a minor who is sixteen years of age or older but under eighteen years of age only if two individuals licensed to practice medicine in Colorado and specializing in psychiatry approve the treatment, and the minor's parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian consents to the treatment.

(3)Electroconvulsive treatment may be performed on a minor who is fifteen years of age or younger only if:

(a)Two individuals licensed to practice medicine in Colorado and specializing in psychiatry approve the electroconvulsive treatment. One of the individuals must also specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry.

(b)Other less-invasive treatments have failed;

(c)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2025).

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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2024).

(2) Electroconvulsive treatment may be performed on a minor who is sixteen
years of age or older but under eighteen years of age only if two individuals
licensed to practice medicine in Colorado and specializing in psychiatry approve the
treatment, and the minor's parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian consents to
the treatment.

(3) Electroconvulsive treatment may be performed on a minor who is fifteen
years of age or younger only if:

(a) Two individuals licensed to practice medicine in Colorado and specializing
in psychiatry approve the electroconvulsive treatment. One of the individuals must
also specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry.

(b) Other less-invasive treatments have failed;

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2025).

(d) Electroconvulsive treatment is performed by at least one physician, or
the physician's designee, who is trained and credentialed in electroconvulsive
treatment; and

(e) The minor's parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian consents to
electroconvulsive treatment.

(4) Electroconvulsive treatment may be performed on an individual who is
eighteen years of age or older only in cases when two or more individuals licensed
to practice medicine and specializing in psychiatry determine that
electroconvulsive treatment is the most preferred form of treatment.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire part R&RE, p. 612, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (HB 24-1471), ch. 360, p. 2443, � 1, effective June 3. L. 2025: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 25-1070), ch. 47, p. 214, � 1, effective March 31.