Electroconvulsive Treatment for Minors

Header changed from 'PREAMENDED' to 'REREVISED' to indicate all amendments have been adopted in the Second House.

Added Senate reading date (March 12, 2025) and updated House reading date to February 5, 2025.

Added co-sponsor Rydin to the House sponsorship list.

Minor formatting adjustments to bill text, including removal of some line breaks and reorganization of subsection headers.

Removed the requirement that ECT for minors 15 and younger must be medically necessary to treat life-threatening malignant catatonia

Added notification requirements informing minors of their right to object to ECT treatment

Established new procedures allowing minors to object to ECT verbally or in writing, with automatic attorney appointment if requested

Created court hearing timelines (within 10 days) and attorney appointment deadlines (within 3 days) for minors objecting to treatment

Defined what constitutes 'objecting to ECT treatment' as verbalized or written objections with opportunity to affirm or disaffirm within 48 hours

Reordered bill header information to place the bill title and sponsors in a more conventional legislative format

Corrected signature line formatting for House and Senate officers and the Governor

Added note about checking legislative status sheets to determine Governor's action on the bill

Removed the provision stating that a minor has no legal authority to object to ECT if it is medically necessary to treat life-threatening malignant catatonia.

Modified the conditions for ECT on minors aged 15 and younger by removing the exception for life-threatening malignant catatonia cases where the minor could not object.

Added a requirement that one of the two psychiatrists approving ECT for minors aged 16-18 must specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Added explicit consent language requiring consent from the minor's parent, legal custodian, or legal guardian for ECT treatment.

Added four new co-sponsors to the bill: Bacon, Duran, Gilchrist, Lindstedt, Stewart R., and Valdez.

Updated the legislative status header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

Modified the bill summary note to clarify that a new summary will be available for the reengrossed version after third reading in the House of Introduction, dated February 5, 2025.

Changed age eligibility for ECT: minors aged 16-17 now require approval from two psychiatrists and parental consent, while minors under 15 still require the same conditions plus additional safeguards.

Added requirement that one of the two psychiatrists must specialize in child and adolescent psychiatry for minors under 15 seeking ECT treatment.

Removed the provision allowing minors to object to ECT treatment verbally or in writing, which previously triggered court hearings and legal representation requirements.

Updated consent requirements to specify that parental, legal custodian, or legal guardian consent is needed for minors aged 16-17.