[§334E-1] Informed consent. (a) Before any nonemergency treatment for mental illness can commence, informed consent, as required by section 671-3 and as defined by the board of medical examiners pursuant to the authority vested in it by that section, shall be obtained from the patient, or the patient’s guardian, if the patient is not competent to give informed consent.

(b) A signed consent form reflecting the proceeding shall be obtained and maintained as part of the patient’s record. [L 1980, c 272, pt of §1]