Senate Enrolled Act 480 (Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Minors)

Summary:

Senate Enrolled Act 480 prohibits healthcare providers in Indiana from providing gender-affirming medical care to minors. The law bans treatments such as gender transition surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone therapies for individuals under 18 years old, while allowing limited exceptions for certain medical conditions unrelated to gender transition. It also restricts physicians from referring minors to other providers for prohibited treatments and establishes disciplinary consequences for healthcare professionals who violate the law.