(a) Under no circumstances shall psychosurgery or prefrontal sonic treatment be performed on a person under 18 years of age.(b) The following minors shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5326.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code: (1) persons aged 16 or 17 who are involuntary patients, or who lack verification of capacity to give written informed consent as required by Section 5326.75 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; and(2) all persons aged 12, 13, 14, or 15.(c) For persons listed in subdivision (b), except where such persons have been emancipated, the custodial parent or parents, or the individual or agency with legal custody, shall be considered the guardian for purposes of granting or withholding substituted consent.(d) Persons aged 16 and 17 who are voluntary patients may themselves grant or withhold consent for convulsive treatment to the same extent as adults who are voluntary patients.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 845
Note: Authority cited: Sections 5325(g), 5326.95 and 5400, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5326.6 and 5326.8, Welfare and Institutions Code.