Section 181-8-012 - [Effective until 3/29/2024] CROSS-SEX HORMONE PRESCRIPTIONSThe following restrictions apply for a patient who has not reached the age of majority in addition to all other applicable laws relating to the administration, prescribing, delivery, sale, or use of cross-sex hormones:
(A) Prescriptions must identify the drugs being prescribed are for the treatment of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria(B) Prescribed medications picked up from a pharmacy are required to be picked up by the patient's parent, legal guardian, or the patient if the patient is an emancipated minor: and(C) Injectable prescribed medications must be administered in the prescriber's office by staff who are properly credentialed to administer drugs by injection;(D) The prescribing practitioner must document no adverse effects on the patient's mental health during the course of treatment and that continued treatment is still medically appropriate as required by the chapter: and(E) The prescribing practitioner must document the ongoing contact hours of therapeutic treatment as required by this chapter.181 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 8, § 012
Adopted effective 10/1/2023Amended effective 1/2/2024, exp. 3/29/2024 (Emergency)