§ 25-2-120 — Reports of electroconvulsive treatment

(1) Any person who
performs electroconvulsive treatment in the state of Colorado shall file a report
with the department of public health and environment setting forth the data
required by subsection (2) of this section. An institution in which electroconvulsive
treatment is performed shall be the reporting entity for all electroconvulsive
treatments performed at that institution.

(2) Such reports shall be made to the department of public health and
environment on forms prescribed by the department within thirty days after January
1 and July 1 of each year on a semiannual basis and shall contain the following
detailed information for each reporting period:

(a) The total number, broken down by inpatient and outpatient and exclusive
of substance abuse, of adult psychiatric admissions, minor children psychiatric
admissions, and readmissions of both;

(b) The number of patients within each category of paragraph (a) of this
subsection (2) who received electroconvulsive treatment;

(c) Statistical information on each patient receiving electroconvulsive
treatment including, but not limited to, the following:

(I) Diagnosis;

(II) Number of electroconvulsive treatments;

(III) Age;

(IV) Sex;

(V) Ethnicity;

(VI) Whether such patient was voluntary or involuntary;

(VII) Whether or not such patient was capable of giving his written informed
consent;

(VIII) Whether or not any complications resulted from such electroconvulsive
treatment, such as cardiac arrest, fracture, apnea, memory loss, or death (including
autopsy results with particular attention to the brain);

(IX) The method of payment for such electroconvulsive treatment and, if
applicable, the name of the insurance company making such payments.

(3) The name of the patient receiving electroconvulsive treatment shall
remain confidential information and shall not be disclosed to the department, any
other agency or individual. The forms prescribed by subsection (2) of this section
shall not require any information which would disclose, directly or indirectly, the
identity of the patient.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire section added, p. 613, � 2, effective June 22. L. 94: (1) and IP(2) amended, p. 2749, � 402, effective July 1.