Tennessee § 33-8-305 Electroconvulsive therapy upon child - Court approval or finding of emergency required

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§ 33-8-305 — Electroconvulsive therapy upon child - Court approval or finding of emergency required

Tennessee § 33-8-305

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-8-305 (2026).

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(a)No mental health professional, hospital, treatment resource, or other person or facility may administer electroconvulsive therapy or other form of convulsive therapy to any person under eighteen (18) years of age under this section and §§ 33-8-306 - 33-8-313, except:

(1)Upon prior written authorization by a court based upon a hearing at which it is shown that the approved convulsive therapy may be necessary for the child as determined under § 33-8-302 and is necessary in light of all evidence presented at the hearing; or (2) Emergency treatment under § 33-8-309 .

(b)In all cases under this section and §§ 33-8-306 - 33-8-313, the court shall appoint for the child a guardian ad litem who is not the child's attorney.

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(a) No mental health professional, hospital, treatment resource, or other person or facility may administer electroconvulsive therapy or other form of convulsive therapy to any person under eighteen (18) years of age under this section and §§ 33-8-306 - 33-8-313, except: (1) Upon prior written authorization by a court based upon a hearing at which it is shown that the approved convulsive therapy may be necessary for the child as determined under § 33-8-302 and is necessary in light of all evidence presented at the hearing; or (2) Emergency treatment under § 33-8-309 . (b) In all cases under this section and §§ 33-8-306 - 33-8-313, the court shall appoint for the child a guardian ad litem who is not the child's attorney.