Texas Statutes
§ 578.005 — PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENT.
Texas § 578.005
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 578.005 (2026).
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Sec. 578.005. PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENT.
(a)Only a physician may administer electroconvulsive therapy.
(b)A physician may not delegate the act of administering the therapy. A nonphysician who administers electroconvulsive therapy is considered to be practicing medicine in violation of Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 5.01, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.805, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Nearby Sections
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§ 578.001
APPLICATION.§ 578.002
USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY.§ 578.003
CONSENT TO THERAPY.§ 578.004
WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT.§ 578.005
PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENT.§ 578.006
REGISTRATION OF EQUIPMENT.§ 578.007
REPORTS.§ 578.008
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