Malpractice Insurers Gender-Affirming Care Minors
Concerning protections for medical malpractice insurers relating to gender-affirming care provided to minors.
2025 Regular Session
The bill permits an insurer to take prohibited actions against an applicant or named insured, including an individual health-care professional or business, or against a health-care facility, such as a hospital or clinic, that allows the use of facilities, equipment, or supplies for, or provides, prescribes, orders, or performs, gender-affirming health-care services for an individual who is a minor under 18 years of age.
The bill also prohibits an insurer from accepting state money for the payment of premiums if the malpractice policy covers actions relating to providing gender-affirming health-care services to minors.
History
Date | Action |
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2025-01-08 | Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services |