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State Protects Youth From So-Called "Conversion Therapy"
22 States & DC
States with an executive order or regulation that provide some protections against so-called "Conversion Therapy"
5 States
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<iframe src="https://www.hrc.org/resources/state-maps/anti-conversion-therapy?embed=1" width="760" height="700" frameBorder="0" seamless="seamless" scrolling="auto"></iframe>This map indicates states that protect LGBTQ+ youth from conversion therapy through licensing restrictions that prevent licensed mental health service professionals from conducting conversion therapy on youth under age 18.
*New York also protects youth from conversion therapy by the following regulatory action implemented on February 6, 2016:
NY State Department of Financial Services - regulations prohibiting insurance providers from covering conversion therapy on patients under the age of 18;
NY State Office of Mental Health - regulations prohibiting mental health providers licensed by this department from using conversion therapy on youth under the age of 18; and
NY State Department of Health - regulations declaring that conversion therapy is not covered by the New York State Medicaid plan since it is never medically necessary care.
Updated November 14, 2024