Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-8-303

Electroconvulsive therapy — When authorized for child over fourteen (14) years of age

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Crystal BLACKWELL, as Next Friend to Jacob Blackwell, a Minor v. SKY HIGH SPORTS NASHVILLE OPERATIONS, LLC (2017)

Most recently applied in Crystal BLACKWELL, as Next Friend to Jacob Blackwell, a Minor v. SKY HIGH SPORTS NASHVILLE OPERATIONS, LLC (January 2017)

Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.

IF AND ONLY IF

(1) a child is fourteen (14) years of age or older, AND

(2) the approved convulsive therapy may be necessary for the child as determined under § 33-8-302, AND

(3) a second American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certified psychiatrist approves the procedure, AND

(4) the child does not object to the electroconvulsive or other convulsive therapy after being informed of the proposed therapy and alternatives, AND

(5) at least one (1) parent who has custody of the child or the child's legal guardian consents, AND

(6) no parent objects to the therapy, THEN

(7) the child may be treated with the approved convulsive therapy under authority of this section.

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