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Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-34-15

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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 physician who violates this Code section shall be held administratively accountable to the board for such violation.

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