Bill > SB0016

This bill enacts several key provisions: 1. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a systematic medical evidence review on the provision of hormonal transgender treatments to minors, with the purpose of providing recommendations to the Legislature on whether to lift a current moratorium on such treatments. 2. It establishes new requirements for health care providers to follow before providing hormonal transgender treatments to minors, including obtaining informed consent, conducting a mental health evaluation, and documenting certain information in the medical record. 3. It imposes a moratorium on providing hormonal transgender treatments to minors who were not diagnosed with gender dysphoria before the effective date of the bill. 4. It amends the definitions of "unprofessional conduct" in the Medical Practice Act and the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act to prohibit health care providers from performing certain gender-affirming surgical procedures on minors. 5. It creates a new civil cause of action for individuals who received certain gender-affirming treatments or procedures as minors, allowing them to disaffirm their consent in certain circumstances and bringing malpractice claims against health care providers.

Health and Social Services

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