Bill > HB07135

This bill provides comprehensive protections for healthcare providers offering reproductive and gender-affirming health care services by creating legal safeguards against out-of-state actions and potential professional repercussions. Specifically, the bill expands existing legal protections to cover both reproductive health care services (which now explicitly include assisted reproduction) and gender-affirming health care services, which are defined by referencing medical diagnostic manuals. The legislation prevents state agencies, licensing boards, medical institutions, insurers, and other professional bodies from taking adverse actions against healthcare providers who offer these services, even if those actions are based on disciplinary measures or legal judgments from other states. The bill also restricts the issuance of subpoenas related to these services and prohibits public agencies from assisting interstate investigations seeking to impose liability on individuals or entities providing such care. Importantly, these protections apply regardless of whether the patient was physically located in the state when services were rendered and only exclude cases where the underlying conduct would be illegal under state law. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and makes corresponding amendments to multiple sections of the state's general statutes to implement these protections.

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