You're reading (1) without the context of (a). (a) A healthcare provider shall not perform or offer to perform on a minor, or administer or offer to administer

You're reading (1) without the context of (a). (a) A healthcare provider shall not perform or offer to perform on a minor, or administer or offer to administer to a minor, a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of: (1) Enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor's sex; or (2) Treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor's sex and asserted identity.