Healthcare (Hospitals)

HB 100 prohibits the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for minors under 18 in Utah's mental health system. It directly affects children in residential or inpatient care settings where ECT might previously have been administered. The bill removes ECT from the list of treatments requiring a formal commitment proceeding (which previously included antipsychotics and psychosurgery) by amending Utah Code sections governing minors' mental health care. This change ensures ECT cannot be provided to minors without specific legal authorization, aligning with existing due process protections for other treatments. The law makes no new funding or procedural changes beyond this prohibition.