Official:Amending Chapter 9-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Professions," to add a new Section 9-903, entitled "Conversion Therapy," adding definitions and prohibiting the practice of conversion therapy by mental health providers on patients under 18 years of age, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: December 8, 2016
Signed: June 22, 2017
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law prohibits mental health providers from practicing 'conversion therapy' on minors (people under 18) in Philadelphia, which aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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