NY A03455

Prohibits electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on persons under 16 years of age.

Requires written informed consent from voluntary patients age 16+ and from guardians of involuntary patients adjudicated incompetent, with consent forms detailing risks including memory loss, permanent memory loss, and death.

Restricts administration of ECT to physicians only; prohibits delegation to non-physicians and creates registration requirement for ECT equipment with the Department.

Requires hospitals, facilities, and private physicians to submit quarterly reports to the Department tracking number of patients treated, demographics, adverse effects (fractures, memory loss, cardiac arrests), and deaths within 14 days of treatment.

Mandates that for patients 65 years or older, two physicians must certify medical necessity before each treatment series begins and inform patient or guardian of known medical conditions increasing risk of injury or death.