RS 40:1098.1

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RS 40:1098.1

PART IX. THE STOP HARMING OUR KIDS ACT

§1098.1. Definitions

For the purposes of this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1)"Healthcare professional" shall have the same meaning as the term is defined in R.S. 14:34.8.

(2)"Minor" means any natural person who has not reached the age of majority as provided in Civil Code Article 29 and who has not been emancipated pursuant to Title V of Book VII of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(3)"Sex" means the biological indication of male or female as evidenced by a medical examination of all of the following:

(a)Sex chromosomes.

(b)Naturally occurring sex hormones.

(c)Gonads.

(d)As well as nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth.

Acts 2023, No. 466, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.

NOTE: Former R.S. 40:1098.1 redesignated as R.S. 40:1079.11 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.