Florida Statute 458.325 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 458
MEDICAL PRACTICE

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F.S. 458.325

458.325 Electroconvulsive and psychosurgical procedures.—

(1) In each case of utilization of electroconvulsive or psychosurgical procedures, prior written consent shall be obtained after disclosure to the patient, if he or she is competent, or to the patient’s guardian, if he or she is a minor or incompetent, of the purpose of the procedure, the common side effects thereof, alternative treatment modalities, and the approximate number of such procedures considered necessary and that any consent given may be revoked by the patient or the patient’s guardian prior to or between treatments.

(2) Before convulsive therapy or psychosurgery may be administered, the patient’s treatment record shall be reviewed and the proposed convulsive therapy or psychosurgery agreed to by one other physician not directly involved with the patient. Such agreement shall be documented in the patient’s treatment record and shall be signed by both physicians.

History.—s. 1, ch. 79-302; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 25, 26, ch. 86-245; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 208, ch. 97-103.

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Total Results: 3

State v. Presidential Women's Center

937 So. 2d 114, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 210, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 555, 2006 WL 870497

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 2006 | Docket: 1513130

Cited 12 times | Published

§ 458.324, Fla. Stat. (2005) (breast cancer); § 458.325, Fla. Stat. (2005) (electroconvulsive and psychosurgical

Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger v. Governor of the State of Florida

797 F.3d 859, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13070, 2015 WL 4530452

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 28, 2015 | Docket: 2677703

Cited 1 times | Published

information in the patient's medical records); id. § 458.325 (requiring physicians, prior to administering

Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger v. Governor of the State of Florida

814 F.3d 1159, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 21573, 2015 WL 8639875

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 14, 2015 | Docket: 3020788

Published

information in their patients’ medical records); id. § 458.325 (requiring physicians, prior to administering