Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.
89th Legislature Regular Session
(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for an enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment shall provide coverage for: (1) all possible adverse consequences related to the enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment, including any short- or long-term side effects of the procedure or treatment; (2) any testing or screening necessary to monitor the mental and physical health of the enrollee on at least an annual basis; and (3) any procedure or treatment necessary to reverse the enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment. (b) A health benefit plan that offers coverage for a gender transition procedure or treatment shall also provide the coverage described by Subsection (a)to any enrollee who has undergone a gender transition procedure or treatment regardless of whether the enrollee was enrolled in the plan at the time of the procedure or treatment.
History
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2024-11-12 | Filed |