Bill > HB68

This bill, known as the Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, proposes several key provisions: 1. It prohibits physicians from performing gender reassignment surgery or prescribing cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of assisting minors with gender transition, with limited exceptions. 2. It requires mental health professionals to obtain parental consent before diagnosing or treating a minor for a gender-related condition, and to screen for other potential underlying issues. 3. It prohibits Medicaid coverage for gender transition services for minors, with exceptions. 4. It enacts the Save Women's Sports Act, which requires schools, state institutions of higher education, and private colleges to designate separate single-sex teams and sports for each biological sex, and prohibits individuals of the male sex from participating on female sports teams. The bill aims to protect the health and safety of minors by limiting access to certain gender transition services and procedures, citing concerns around long-term risks and lack of clinical evidence on the benefits. It also seeks to preserve fairness in women's sports by maintaining separate teams based on biological sex.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb68