2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 18 - Health
Chapter 177 - The Commissioner Of Mental Health
§ 7408 Electroconvulsive therapy

Universal Citation: 18 V.S.A. § 7408

§ 7408. Electroconvulsive therapy

The Commissioner shall oversee the use of electroconvulsive therapy in Vermont and may adopt rules to govern the practice of electroconvulsive therapy. The Commissioner's duties shall include:

(1) establishment of a uniform informed consent process, forms, and materials;

(2) oversight and monitoring of all facilities administering electroconvulsive therapy; and

(3) the collection of statistical data on the use of electroconvulsive therapy from all treating facilities. (Added 1999, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

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