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This bill establishes a new legal pathway for individuals to sue healthcare professionals if they suffer harm from certain medical procedures, specifically those intended to help a person align with an identity different from their sex at birth or to alleviate distress related to such a discordance. A "healthcare professional" is defined broadly to include licensed individuals, establishments, or facilities regulated by the Tennessee Department of Health or related agencies. A "medical procedure" is defined to include surgical interventions on the body or the prescription or administration of puberty blockers or hormones. The bill allows a person, or their parent, guardian, or legal representative if the person was a minor at the time, to bring a civil action for damages, attorney fees, and costs if their consent to such a procedure was obtained, in whole or in part, through coercion by the healthcare professional. This new cause of action has specific time limits for filing, generally within eighteen years of the procedure or the discovery of an injury resulting from it, with some exceptions for procedures that occurred before the bill's enactment. The bill also includes a severability clause, meaning if any part of the law is found invalid, the rest will remain in effect.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2031&ga=114