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.
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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 578 - Electroconvulsive and Other Therapies
Section 578.002. Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Section 578.003. Consent to Therapy
Section 578.004. Withdrawal of Consent
Section 578.005. Physician Requirement