Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB342
HB 342: Rules on Sex-Reassignment Treatments for Minors
Last scannedSep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill creates new rules and legal consequences for doctors who provide sex-reassignment treatments to people under age 18 in Alaska.
What it does
- Requires the State Medical Board to create a standard form that patients must sign before receiving sex-reassignment treatment or procedures.
- Mandates that this consent form lists specific risks, including sterility and potential physical harm like heart disease or cancer.
- States that people under 18 years old cannot give legal permission for these treatments on their own.
- Allows individuals who received these treatments as minors to sue the doctor up to 20 years after they turn 18 if they suffer injuries.
- Excludes medical care for genetic disorders of sexual development from these new restrictions and rules.
Who it affects
- Physicians in Alaska who treat patients with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence using sex-reassignment treatments.
- Minors under the age of 18 seeking sex-reassignment treatments, including puberty blockers, hormones, or surgery.
- Parents or legal guardians regarding consent rules and potential lawsuits on behalf of minors.
Limits and unknowns
- The official bill text provided ends abruptly while listing exceptions for genetic disorders, so the full list of excluded conditions is not available.
- The effective date listed in the metadata is blank, so it is unknown when these rules will start.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Sex-reassignment treatment or procedure
- This includes puberty blockers to stop development, hormone treatments, or surgeries intended to change a person's physical sex characteristics to match their perception of their sex.
- Puberty blockers
- Medications used to delay or stop the natural changes that happen during adolescence.
- Informed consent form
- A document a patient must read and sign showing they understand the risks before getting medical treatment.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
PHYS LBLTY: SEX REASSIGN PROCEDURE;MINORS An Act relating to physician liability for sex-reassignment treatments or procedures performed on minors; relating to standardized informed consent forms for sex-reassignment treatments or procedures; relating to the duties of the State Medical Board; relating to informed consent for sex-reassignment treatments or procedures performed on minors; establishing the crime of criminal sex-reassignment treatment or procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI2202
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE1980
- (H) REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES1687
- (H) HSS, JUD1687
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1687