Which is exactly the kind of therapy that would be needed…
You still pick your own therapist.
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(4) This section does not apply to nonsurgical gender-altering procedures when such procedures are provided in compliance with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to section 18 of this act.
Sec. 18. (1) The chief medical officer as designated in section 81-3115 shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to provide for nonsurgical gender-altering procedures for individuals younger than nineteen years of age, such as puberty-blocking drugs, cross-S*x hormones, or both. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with the Let Them Grow Act and, at a minimum, include the following:
(a) Specify that a health care practitioner may prescribe approved puberty-blocking drugs, cross-S*x hormones, or both to an individual younger than nineteen years of age if such individual has a long-lasting and intense pattern of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria which began or worsened at the start of puberty;
(b) Specific criteria, obligations, or conditions regulating the administration, prescribing, delivery, sale, or use of puberty-blocking drugs, cross-S*x hormones, or both involving an individual younger than nineteen years of age in accordance with subdivision (1)(a) of this section, which shall, at a minimum, set forth the following:
(i) The minimum number of gender-identity-focused therapeutic hours required prior to an individual receiving puberty-blocking drugs, cross-S*x hormones, or both;
(ii) Patient advisory requirements necessary for a health care practitioner to obtain informed patient consent;
(iii) Patient medical record documentation requirements to ensure compliance with the act; and
(iv) A minimum waiting period between the time the health care practitioner obtains informed patient consent and the administration, prescribing, or delivery of puberty-blocking drugs, cross-S*x hormones, or both to such patient; and
(c) Specify that section 17 of this act does not apply to nonsurgical gender-altering procedures when such procedures are provided in compliance with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this section.
(2) The Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the chief medical officer that are necessary to carry out the Let Them Grow Act.
Sec. 19. State funds shall not be directly or indirectly used, granted, paid, or distributed to any entity, organization, or individual for providing gender-altering procedures to an individual younger than nineteen years of age in violation of the Let Them Grow Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act.
Sec. 20. An individual that received a gender-altering procedure in violation of section 17 of this act after the operative date of this section and while such individual was younger than nineteen years of age, or the parent or guardian of such an individual, may bring a civil action for appropriate relief against the health care practitioner who performed the gender-altering procedure. Appropriate relief in an action under this section includes actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees. An action under this section shall be brought within two years after discovery of damages.
jessilin0113 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:28 pm What other condition do we require people to spend a significant amount of time getting an opposing opinion for before we treat them? Gender dysphoria is a clinical condition diagnosed with valid and reliable testing. It already requires a duration of six months before it can be diagnosed. The appropriate treatment is gender-affirming care, and making someone wait longer for it puts their literal life at risk. Gender-affirming treatment comes with lots of people involved, including PCP, endocrinologists, therapists, and family. They know better than the state ever will.
