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Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 578 - Electroconvulsive and Other Therapies
Section 578.004. Withdrawal of Consent
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Sec. 578.004. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT. (a) A patient or guardian who consents to the administration of electroconvulsive therapy may revoke the consent for any reason and at any time.
(b) Revocation of consent is effective immediately.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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