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Tennessee Code Title 33. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities § 33-8-302

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

IF AND ONLY IF

(1) a child has mania or severe depression, AND

(2)(A) all other accepted methods of therapy have been exhausted, OR

(B) electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy is necessary to save the child's life due to potential suicide, or to prevent irreparable injury resulting from conditions such as starvation, dehydration, or physical exhaustion bordering on serious collapse to the extent the conditions are life threatening, AND

(3) the service provider to perform the therapy has convened a multidisciplinary review team of at least five (5) persons, at least one (1) of whom is independent of the service provider, AND

(4) the multi-disciplinary review team has approved the electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy, AND

(5) an American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certified psychiatrist, who is child and adolescent certified, approves the therapy,

THEN

(6) the approved convulsive therapy may be necessary for the child for purposes of this part.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 33. Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities § 33-8-302 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-33-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-and-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities/tn-code-sect-33-8-302/

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