Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 410

410 .         Application for approval

        (1)         The patient’s psychiatrist may apply for approval to perform electroconvulsive therapy on the patient.

        (2)         The application must be in writing and must set out —

            (a)         the reasons why the patient’s psychiatrist is recommending that the electroconvulsive therapy be performed; and

            (b)         a treatment plan in relation to the electroconvulsive therapy, including —

                  (i)         the mental health service at which it is proposed to perform the electroconvulsive therapy; and

                  (ii)         the maximum number of treatments with electroconvulsive therapy that it is proposed will be performed; and

                  (iii)         the maximum period over which it is proposed to perform that number of treatments; and

                  (iv)         the minimum period that it is proposed will elapse between any 2 treatments.