Relating to gender-affirming treatment; declaring an emergency.
The Act tells HERC to review treatments that affirm gender. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Directs the Health Evidence Review Commission to evaluate gender-affirming treatment. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
2025 Legislative Measures
The Health Evidence Review Commission shall begin [...] an analysis of the safety, efficacy, balance between desirable and undesirable effects, quality of evidence and strength of evidence for gender-affirming treatment for children, adolescents and adults, including: (A) Puberty blockers; (B) Hormone replacement therapy; (C) Mastectomies, breast reduction and breast augmentation; (D) Genital surgeries, including hysterectomy, vaginoplasty, penectomy, orchiectomy, clitoroplasty, labiaplasty, vaginectomy, phalloplasty and scrotoplasty; (E) Tracheal shave; (F) Hair electrolysis; and (G) Facial feminization surgery or other facial gender-affirming treatments. (4) The commission shall submit a report on the results of its medical technology assessment in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care no later than September 15, 2026. The commission shall also make a copy of the report publicly available on a website maintained by the Oregon Health Authority.
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
2025-01-30 | Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. |
2025-01-28 | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |