Bill > HB1033

This bill, known as the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act, prohibits healthcare practitioners, pharmacists, insurers, and government health programs from providing or covering gender transition procedures for individuals under 18 years old. The bill defines gender transition procedures broadly, including surgeries, cross-sex hormone treatments, and puberty-blocking drugs. Healthcare practitioners are forbidden from performing these procedures, prescribing related medications, or making referrals for such treatments for minors. The bill does make exceptions for medically necessary treatments related to disorders of sex development, treating infections or injuries, preventing death or major bodily impairment, and providing mental health treatment. Healthcare practitioners who violate these provisions can face disciplinary action from their licensing boards, with violations considered outside their professional scope of practice. Insurers and government health programs are also prohibited from covering these procedures for minors. The bill emphasizes protecting minors' health, citing concerns about the potential long-term risks and irreversible nature of gender transition procedures. Individuals who have reached 18 years of age would still be able to pursue such procedures. The act will take effect 60 days after its passage, and its provisions are designed to be severable, meaning that if one part of the law is found invalid, the rest can remain in effect.

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