Defamation; elements

This bill requires health professionals to obtain written, voluntary informed consent before prescribing or performing gender transition procedures and mandates disclosure of potential long-term benefits and harms.

Requires documentation in patient medical records for minimum fifteen years; mandates disclosure of risks including effects on bone density, brain maturation, fertility, and surgical complications.

Requires health professionals to obtain informed consent before prescribing, administering, or performing gender transition procedures, with consent mandatory to be voluntary, written, and signed, and documented in the patient's medical record for a minimum of fifteen years.

Health professionals must disclose potential long-term benefits and harms associated with puberty-suppressing medications, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures, emphasizing uncertainty surrounding available research.