General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5298
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 395
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist. SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5298
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 395
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist.
SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING INVOLUNTARY SHOCK THERAPY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 17a-543 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the administration of shock therapy without the patient's written informed consent.
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the administration of shock therapy without the permission of the individual patient.