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This bill generally revises laws regarding gender transition treatment for minors, focusing on legal and insurance provisions. It establishes a new statute of limitations for tort actions related to gender transition treatments received by minors, allowing individuals to file lawsuits until they reach 30 years of age or within 2 years of discovering an injury. The bill comprehensively defines gender transition treatments, including surgical procedures, hormone therapies, and puberty blockers for both female and male minors. It mandates that insurance plans, including state employee and university system plans, provide coverage for detransition treatment if they offer gender transition treatment, ensuring reciprocal coverage. The bill also applies similar coverage requirements to Medicaid and Healthy Montana Kids programs. Additionally, the legislation includes a two-year look-back provision that allows individuals to file previously time-barred claims within two years of the act's effective date, with some limitations on claims that have already been fully litigated or settled. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2026, and applies retroactively to certain previously dismissed actions, with specific provisions to maintain the validity of the law's separate parts.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0898