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Looking at the text of this legislation again:

https://legiscan.com/IA/text/SF538/id/2736348

The legislation is mainly about gender-affirming medical procedures, but would seem to rope in counselors also.

Gender-affirming treatment -- seemingly including mental health counseling that affirms "the minor’s perception of, the minor’s gender or sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor’s sex [at birth]"-- would seem to be a professional code violation enforceable by any state officer or licensing board if it leads to surgery or use of hormones.

[I'm unclear if there is a professional board violation if the counseling does not support or lead to further medical treatment. But Medicaid won't pay for it.]

So, what happens to an Iowa counselor who dares any gender dysphoria counseling if the client later gets hormone treatments or surgery out-of-state?

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