A civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure

The bill provides that it is a defense to an action under the bill if all of the following occur before a health care provider performs a gender transition procedure on an individual who is under 18 years of age:

1. The health care provider documents the individual's perceived gender or perceived sex for at least two continuous years, and the individual's perceived gender or perceived sex is invariably inconsistent with the individual's biological sex throughout the two-year period.

2. To the extent that the individual suffers from a mental health concern, at least one mental health professional and one other health care provider certifies in writing that the gender transition procedure is the only way to treat the mental health concern.

3. At least one mental health professional and one other health care provider certifies in writing that the individual suffers from no other mental health concerns.

4. The health care provider receives the voluntary and informed consent of the individual and the individual's parent or legal guardian by providing them, both orally and in writing, with a notice, the contents are which are prescribed in the bill, at least 30 days before the first treatment of the gender transition procedure and during every subsequent medical visit for treatment during the following six months.