As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.Aid and assist legally protected health care activity.
"Aid and assist legally protected health care activity" and "aiding and assisting legally protected health care activity" mean:
2.Aggrieved person.
"Aggrieved person" means:
3.Foreign judgment.
"Foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree or order of a court of another state.
4.Gender-affirming health care services.
"Gender-affirming health care services" means all supplies, care and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative or supportive nature, including medication, relating to the treatment of gender dysphoria and gender inco
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Aid and assist legally protected health care activity.
"Aid and assist legally protected health care activity" and "aiding and assisting legally protected health care activity" mean:
2.
Aggrieved person.
"Aggrieved person" means:
3.
Foreign judgment.
"Foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree or order of a court of another state.
4.
Gender-affirming health care services.
"Gender-affirming health care services" means all supplies, care and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative or supportive nature, including medication, relating to the treatment of gender dysphoria and gender incongruence in accordance with the accepted standard of care as defined by major medical professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the field of gender-affirming health care, including the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8, or subsequent version, published by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. "Gender-affirming health care services" does not include conversion therapy as defined in Title 32, section 59‑C, subsection 1.
5.
Health care practitioner.
"Health care practitioner" has the same meaning as in Title 24, section 2502, subsection 1‑A, except that "health care practitioner" does not include a veterinarian. "Health care practitioner" also includes persons licensed under:
6.
Hostile litigation.
"Hostile litigation" means any litigation or other legal action, including civil, criminal or administrative action, to deter, prevent, sanction or punish any health care practitioner or person assisting a health care practitioner who provides legally protected health care activity or aids and assists legally protected health care activity by:
7.
Law enforcement agency.
"Law enforcement agency" means any court, department or agency of this State, a political subdivision of this State or a college or a university in this State charged with the enforcement of laws or the custody of detained persons. "Law enforcement agency" includes the Department of the Attorney General and district attorneys' offices.
8.
Legally protected health care activity.
"Legally protected health care activity" means:
9.
Reproductive health care services.
"Reproductive health care services" means all supplies, care and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative or supportive nature, including medication, relating to pregnancy, contraception, assisted reproduction, pregnancy loss management or the termination of a pregnancy in accordance with the applicable standard of care as defined by major medical professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the field of reproductive health care.
10.
State.
"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.