Colorado § 13-20-402 - Physician to provide information for written informed consent.
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§ 13-20-402. Physician to provide information for written informed consent.
At any time prior to performance of electroconvulsive treatment, a physician shall provide his patient with sufficient information relating to the proposed electroconvulsive treatment to enable said patient to give written informed consent to the proposed electroconvulsive treatment. The written informed consent shall be given by such patient on a standard written consent form to be prepared by the department of human services and shall be for a maximum number of treatments over a specified period of time.
Source: L. 79: Entire part R&RE, p. 612, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2641, § 92, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 13-20-402 as it existed prior to 1979.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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