Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.
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Overview
This bill aims to allow individuals to file lawsuits seeking compensation for harm caused by certain practices used by mental health providers, specifically those attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It defines these practices as ‘sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts’ and establishes a timeline for filing such claims, varying based on the plaintiff’s age at the time of the conduct. The bill also makes specific types of evidence, including expert testimony, admissible in these cases and revives previously time-barred claims related to conduct occurring on or after January 1, 2009.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts’ as practices seeking to direct a patient toward a predetermined sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Establishes a statute of limitations for filing lawsuits related to these efforts, varying based on the plaintiff’s age at the time of the conduct.
- Allows for the admissibility of expert testimony in these cases.
- Revives previously time-barred claims related to conduct occurring on or after January 1, 2009.
- Applies to actions against licensed mental health providers, employers of such providers, and those negligently hiring, supervising, or retaining them.
- Specifies types of damages recoverable, including economic and noneconomic losses.
- Clarifies that certain psychotherapies are not considered ‘sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts’.
- Provides that the provisions of the bill are severable.
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