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This bill, known as the Gender Transition Malpractice Accountability Act, establishes new provisions related to gender-altering procedures, which are defined as medical or surgical services aimed at altering physical characteristics to resemble a different sex, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries, but excluding services for individuals born with disorders of sex development or those facing imminent danger. It creates a twelve-year statute of limitations for actions against providers (doctors, clinics, hospitals, etc.) related to these procedures, waives sovereign immunity for such claims, and declares any contractual waiver of liability void. Individuals bringing such actions can recover actual damages, including physical and emotional harm, loss of fertility, and economic losses, along with attorney fees. Providers must obtain written informed consent from patients (and their parents/guardians if under nineteen) detailing risks, lack of long-term data, and potential for regret before performing a gender-altering procedure. The bill also mandates that health insurance policies, starting January 1, 2027, must cover adverse consequences, necessary monitoring, and treatments related to gender-altering procedures, even if the individual was not enrolled at the time of the procedure. Furthermore, it exempts claims under this new act from the general two-year statute of limitations for professional negligence and modifies the "Let Them Grow Act" to align the time limit for civil actions with the twelve-year period established in this bill.

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