Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 196 - Human Services Department
Chapter 9515 - STATE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIFIED THERAPIES TO STATE HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Part 9515.0600 - FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING MEDICAL INDICATIONS
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
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.
Statutory Authority: MS s 246.01
