# Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-8-301: Electroconvulsive therapy upon child prohibited except under this part

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-8-301
- **Heading:** Electroconvulsive therapy upon child prohibited except under this part
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 33-8-301

## Text

No person or facility may administer electroconvulsive therapy or other convulsive therapy to a child except as authorized under this part under §§ 33-8-302 and 33-8-303 or under §§ 33-8-305-33-8-313. Acts 1976, ch. 489, § 1; 1978, ch. 877, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 33-320, 33-3-201(a); Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
No person or facility may administer electroconvulsive therapy or other convulsive therapy to a child except as authorized under this part under §§ 33-8-302 and 33-8-303 or under §§ 33-8-305-33-8-313.
Acts 1976, ch. 489, § 1; 1978, ch. 877, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 33-320, 33-3-201(a); Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.

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