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New Mexico SB500

HEALTHCAREINTRODUCED

Detransitioner Protection Act

Legislative Session

active

2025 Regular Session

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A health care provider or public body shall not provide a gender transition procedure on or provide gender transition information to a minor.

A health care provider or public body shall not: A. prohibit the provision of mental health therapy to help a minor address an inconsistency between the minor's sex and the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex; or B. prohibit a parent from consenting to or withholding consent from the provision of mental health therapy to help that parent's minor address an inconsistency between the minor's sex and the minor's perceived gender or perceived sex.

Every gender clinic operating in this state shall provide a report of statistics regarding each gender transition procedure prescribed or provided by the clinic. [...] The statistics reported shall include: [...] (2) the age and sex of the person [...] (5) the state and county of residence of the person receiving the gender transition procedure; (6) the name, contact information and medical specialty of the health care provider [...] (7) a description of any other neurological, behavioral or mental health conditions that the person has been diagnosed with or exhibits symptoms of, including autism spectrum disorder, depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder.

A public body or gender clinic that uses state funds to directly or indirectly provide [...] gender transition procedures shall, as a condition of receiving the state funds, agree to provide or pay for the performance of detransition procedures for any person for whom the public body or gender clinic provides or has provided a gender transition procedure. B. If an insurance policy includes coverage in this state for gender transition procedures, the policy shall also include coverage in this state for detransition procedures. C. Any entity providing insurance coverage for detransition procedures shall provide statistics in a form prescribed by the department regarding insurance claims for detransition procedures in this state. The department shall develop the form [...] reporting of the following: [...] (1) the name of the person; (2) common identifiers of the person, including a social security number or a driver's license number; or (3) other information that would make it possible to identify the person.

RIGHT TO LEGAL RESTORATION.-- A. Within thirty days of the effective date of the Detransitioner Protection Act, the department shall develop an expedited process for changing the sex, name, pronouns and any other information recorded on a birth certificate, driver's license or other legal document when the information had been previously changed to align with an individual's perception of that individual's gender or sex at a time when that perception was inconsistent with the individual's sex.

LIABILITY TO DETRANSITIONER--CAUSE OF ACTION--PENALTIES--ENFORCEMENT.-- A. A health care provider or public body that provides a minor with a gender transition procedure is strictly and personally liable for all costs associated with subsequent detransition procedures sought by the minor within twenty-five years after the commencement of a gender transition procedure. B. An individual who undergoes a detransition procedure may bring a civil action either within twenty-five years from the day the individual becomes eighteen years of age or within four years from the time the cost of a detransition procedure is incurred, whichever date is later, against a health care provider or a public body as provided in this section in a court of competent jurisdiction for: (1) the real value of the costs of any detransition procedures; (2) any other appropriate relief; and (3) attorney fees and costs.

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History

DateAction
2025-02-20Sent to SHPAC - Referrals: SHPAC/SJC