Bill > HB4083

This bill, titled "Relating to Medical Professional Responsibility," aims to clarify parameters for medical malpractice civil actions, specifically concerning gender transition services for minors. It defines key terms such as "gender," "gender altering medication," "gender reassignment surgery," "gender transition," and "sex," establishing that "sex" is defined as male or female at birth, with accommodations for individuals with DSD (Differences of Sex Development) conditions. The bill prohibits physicians from providing gender reassignment surgery or gender altering medication to individuals under 18 years of age, with specific exceptions for treating disorders of sex development, infections, injuries, diseases, or disorders caused or exacerbated by gender transition procedures, or when a physician certifies that surgery is necessary to prevent imminent death or impairment of a major bodily function. If a physician violates these provisions, their license will be revoked. The bill also allows individuals to pursue legal action for actual or threatened violations, including recovering costs for subsequent treatments related to prior procedures, and establishes a two-year statute of limitations for such claims, with extended provisions for minors. Furthermore, it clarifies that waivers of liability for gender transition services are void and unenforceable, and it exempts these actions from certain procedural requirements outlined in other sections of the code, while also reviving previously time-barred causes of action related to these services.

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