Georgia SB39 prohibits state health benefit plan and state funds from covering gender-affirming care.
Georgia SB39 amends the state code to prohibit coverage of gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds. It defines gender-affirming care as healthcare to affirm an individual's perception of their gender, including hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery. The bill also prohibits state healthcare facilities and providers from offering such care. Exceptions are made for treatments deemed medically necessary for certain conditions. The policy change follows a settlement in a lawsuit regarding transgender healthcare coverage.
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