Sec. 578.005. PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENT. (a) Only a physician may administer electroconvulsive therapy. (b) A physician may not delegate the act of administering the therapy. A nonphysician who administers electroconvulsive therapy is considered to be practicing medicine in violation of Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
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