SB 94
AN ACT relating to conversion therapy.
In Plain Language
This bill prohibits state and federal funding for conversion therapy on minors and requires state agencies to report providers who practice it. State agencies that regulate or pay for medical and mental health services must take steps to protect minors from conversion therapy, and professional licensing boards can discipline practitioners who perform it or refer minors for it.
Official summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (cabinet) to prohibit the direct or indirect use of state and federal funds for the practice of conversion therapy on minors; require state agencies to report providers engaged in conversion therapy efforts with a minor to the appropriate professional certification or licensing board; require the cabinet to update relevant policies and procedures to reflect the prohibition of conversion therapy on minors and to convey the dangers of conversion therapy to minors; require state agencies that regulate or pay for medical and mental health services to explore actions they can take to protect minors from conversion therapy; allow professional certification and licensing boards to discipline practitioners that engage in or refer minors for conversion therapy.
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Cosponsors
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Latest action
to Health Services (S)
Feb 6, 2025
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