The Detransitioner Protection Act introduces comprehensive regulations concerning gender transition procedures for minors in New Mexico. It prohibits health care providers and public bodies from offering gender transition procedures or information to minors, while requiring them to inform minors and their parents about the associated risks and the lack of supporting evidence for such treatments. The Act establishes penalties for non-compliance, including disciplinary actions against providers and potential civil lawsuits from parents. Additionally, it mandates that gender clinics report statistics on these procedures and requires that any public bodies or clinics utilizing state funds also provide detransition procedures.
The legislation further allows individuals who have undergone gender transition procedures to seek legal restoration of their sex and name on legal documents without needing a court order. It imposes strict liability on health care providers or public bodies for any gender transition procedures provided to minors, making them responsible for the costs of subsequent detransition procedures within a specified timeframe. The bill also enables individuals to file civil claims against providers within twenty-five years of turning eighteen or four years after incurring detransition costs, with provisions for exceptions to the limitations period. It prohibits liability waivers and allows for investigations by the attorney general or district attorney, while ensuring the act's severability in case any part is invalidated. The Act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.