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An Act To Prohibit the Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Certain Populations
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  34-B MRSA c. 1, sub-c. 9  is enacted to read:
SUBCHAPTER 9
LIMITATIONS ON USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY
§ 1971. Limitations on use of electroconvulsive therapy
A health care provider may not use electroconvulsive therapy on a child, a person 65 years of age or older or a person who is pregnant. For the purposes of this subchapter, "health care provider" means a licensed mental health services provider, a physician licensed under Title 32, chapter 36 or 48 and operating in this State or a corporation or business entity engaged primarily in the provision of physician health care services.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits the use of electroconvulsive therapy on a child under 18 years of age or a person over 65 years of age or a person who is pregnant.