Bill Title: Creates the Youth Mental Health Protection Act. Defines "mental health provider" and "sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy". Provides that no mental health provider shall engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under the age of 18. Provides that a mental health provider shall not refer a client or patient to any individual for the purpose of sexual orientation change efforts. Further provides that any sexual orientation change effort attempted on a person under the age of 18 or any referral made by a mental health provider shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall be subject to discipline by the licensing entity or disciplinary review board with competent jurisdiction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0411 [HB0217 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2015-05-29	34	19	6	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2015-05-19	68	43	2	0	113	Passed	Link	View

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