Section 71-7304 - Gender-altering procedures; prohibited, when; considered unprofessional conduct; applicability of section(1) Except as provided in the Let Them Grow Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act, a health care practitioner shall not perform gender-altering procedures in this state for an individual younger than nineteen years of age.(2) The intentional and knowing performance of gender-altering procedures by a health care practitioner for an individual younger than nineteen years of age in violation of subsection (1) of this section shall be considered unprofessional conduct as defined in section 38-179.(3) This section does not apply to the continuation of treatment using puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, or both when the course of treatment began before October 1, 2023.(4) This section does not apply to nonsurgical gender-altering procedures when such procedures are provided in compliance with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to section 71-7305.Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-7304
Added by Laws 2023, LB 574,§ 17, eff. 5/23/2023, op. 10/1/2023.