No person authorized to act pursuant to § 21-2210 shall have the power:

(1) To consent to an abortion, sterilization or psycho-surgery, unless authorized by a court; or

(2) To consent to convulsive therapy or behavior modification programs involving aversive stimuli, unless authorized by a court.

CREDIT(S)

(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-189, § 12, 35 DCR 8653; Feb. 5, 1994, D.C. Law 10-68, § 23(l), 40 DCR 6311.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 21-2211.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-189, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 21-2201.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 10-68, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 21-2201.

No person authorized to act pursuant to § 21-2210 shall have the power:

(1) To consent to an abortion, sterilization or psycho-surgery, unless authorized by a court; or

(2) To consent to convulsive therapy or behavior modification programs involving aversive stimuli, unless authorized by a court.

CREDIT(S)

(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-189, § 12, 35 DCR 8653; Feb. 5, 1994, D.C. Law 10-68, § 23(l), 40 DCR 6311.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 21-2211.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-189, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 21-2201.
For legislative history of D.C. Law 10-68, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 21-2201.