Vote to pass a bill that prohibits a licensed mental health care provider from engaging in conversion therapy with a patient under 18 years old.
Highlights:
Prohibits a licensed physician or a registered mental health care provider from administering “conversion therapy” for an individual under the age of 18 (Sec. 2).
Defines “conversion therapy” as any practice that seeks to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions, or to reduce attraction toward individuals of the same sex (Sec. 1).