Nebraska governor approves regulations to allow gender-affirming care for minors

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/ar-BB1jMURp?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=1fb1a6bc72e94a439a90fede3a0ab95b&ei=55

Story by MARGERY A. BECK (12 March 2024)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Regulations tied to a Nebraska law passed last year restricting gender-affirming care for minors were approved Tuesday by Gov. Jim Pillen, and they largely mirror temporary regulations adopted last October — including a seven-day waiting period to start puberty-blocking medications or hormone treatments.

Other regulations require transgender patients under the age of 19 — the age of majority in Nebraska — to meet several therapy benchmarks. They include undergoing at least 40 hours of therapy that could push back on a person's gender identity before they can receive any medical treatments meant to affirm their gender identities. Minor patients must also receive at least one hour of therapy every 90 days while on gender-affirming medication to evaluate the patient's mental health.

Health care providers also are required to obtain three hours of continuing education before they can prescribe puberty blockers or hormones.

IMHO there is nothing sinister in being extra careful with our young people. They don't have the life experiences that we have later in life. I think they will need a qualified therapist to guide them, and qualified medical personnel to supervise their transition. It would be a tragedy for them to make permanent changes at a young age that they regret later in life.