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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 78
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 115
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT ORDERS RELATING TO
THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE 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 remove 1
the forty-five day limit relating to an order of the Probate Court 2
authorizing the administration of electroconvulsive therapy to an 3
individual who is unable to give informed consent to such therapy. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To remove the forty-five day limit relating to an order of the Probate
Court authorizing the administration of electroconvulsive therapy to an
individual who is unable to give informed consent to such therapy.