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HB25-1309

Protect Access to Gender-Affirming Health Care

Concerning protecting access to gender-affirming health care.
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Subjects:
Health Care & Health Insurance
Insurance
Bill Summary

Under current law, health benefit insurance plans (health benefit plans) include coverage for "gender-affirming health care" as part of individual and group health benefit plans. "Gender-affirming health care" is defined in the bill as supplies, care, and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental health, psychiatric, habilitative, surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative, or supportive nature relating to the treatment of gender dysphoria (gender-affirming health care). The bill codifies gender-affirming health care treatments in statute and prohibits a health benefit plan from denying or limiting medically necessary gender-affirming health care, as determined and prescribed by a physical or behavioral health-care provider (health-care provider).

In addition, the bill exempts prescriptions for testosterone from the tracking requirements of the prescription drug use monitoring program and blocks archived records from view.


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Introduced
Under Consideration

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Bill Text

The effective date for bills enacted without a safety clause is August 6, 2025, if the General Assembly adjourns sine die on May 7, 2025 (unless otherwise specified). Details

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