Under no circumstances shall a mental health provider engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under 18 years of age.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 865.1
Sexual Orientation Change Efforts
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Pickup v. Brown (2013)
Most recently applied in 58 F. Supp. 3d 1079 - Welch v. Brown (November 2014)
Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 835, Sec. 2
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