Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9515, ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIFIED THERAPIES TO STATE HOSPITAL PATIENTS, pt. 9515.0600 - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING MEDICAL INDICATIONS
In assessing whether electroconvulsive therapy is medically indicated, the medical director of the state facility where the patient resides or the patient's physician shall consider the following factors:
A. the predicted extent and duration of the
therapeutic effects on mental activity and behavior patterns that the
electroconvulsive therapy is expected to produce;
B. the risks of adverse side effects compared
with potential benefits to the patient;
C. the likelihood that the treatment will
produce the desired effects;
D.
whether alternative treatments are available that produce less risk;
E. the medical community's standard for use
of electroconvulsive therapy; and
F. the patient's capacity to determine
whether the treatment is desirable.
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 246.01
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