(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the following irreversible procedures and therapies performed on a minor for the treatment of gender dysphoria are prohibited in this state: (1) Sex reassignment surgeries, or any other surgical procedures, that are performed for the purpose of altering primary or secondary sexual characteristics; and(2) Hormone replacement therapies.(b) The board shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the prohibitions contained in subsection (a) of this Code section, which shall contain limited exceptions for: (1) Treatments for medical conditions other than gender dysphoria or for the purpose of sex reassignment where such treatments are deemed medically necessary;(2) Treatments for individuals born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development, including individuals born with ambiguous genitalia or chromosomal abnormalities resulting in ambiguity regarding the individual's biological sex;(3) Treatments for individuals with partial androgen insensitivity syndrome; and(4) Continued treatment of minors who are, prior to July 1, 2023, being treated with irreversible hormone replacement therapies.(c) A licensed viduals with partial androgen insensitivity syndrome; and(4) Continued treatment of minors who are, prior to July 1, 2023, being treated with irreversible hormone replacement therapies.(c) A licensed physician who violates this Code section shall be held administratively accountable to the board for such violation.Added by 2023 Ga. Laws 4,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
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