| Last Action | 02/06/25: to Health Services (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to conversion therapy. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 337 |
| Sponsor | K. Berg |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (cabinet) to prohibit the direct or indirect use of state and federal funds for the practice of conversion therapy on minors; require state agencies to report providers engaged in conversion therapy efforts with a minor to the appropriate professional certification or licensing board; require the cabinet to update relevant policies and procedures to reflect the prohibition of conversion therapy on minors and to convey the dangers of conversion therapy to minors; require state agencies that regulate or pay for medical and mental health services to explore actions they can take to protect minors from conversion therapy; allow professional certification and licensing boards to discipline practitioners that engage in or refer minors for conversion therapy. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Health and Medical Services - Conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition Insurance, Health - Conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition Mental Health - Conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, conversion therapy, public funding, prohibition Children and Minors - Conversion therapy, public funding, prohibition Civil Rights - Sexual orientation and gender identity, conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition Boards and Commissions - Conversion therapy, licensees, disciplinary action Medicaid - Conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition Physicians and Practitioners - Conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition Public Medical Assistance - Conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition Local Mandate - Conversion therapy, minors, public funding, prohibition, licensees, disciplinary action |
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Last updated: 2/7/2025 3:52 PM (EST)