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.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | 08:00 | Hearing | E2.026 | House Insurance Committee Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-14 | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-14 | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-03 | Considered in formal meeting |
| 2025-04-03 | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-04-03 | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-04-02 | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-04-02 | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-04-02 | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-04-02 | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-04-02 | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-03-05 | Read first time |
| 2025-03-05 | Referred to Insurance |
| 2024-11-12 | Filed |