HB 364 Summary

• Prohibits the Department of Corrections from paying for gender reassignment medical procedures for prisoners, defining such procedures as surgery or pharmaceutical drug therapy to physiologically change a person's sex.

• Prohibits the Department of Administration from providing insurance coverage for gender reassignment medical procedures as part of state employee health benefits.

• Prohibits the Department of Health and Social Services from paying for or reimbursing costs of gender reassignment medical procedures under Medicaid and other public assistance programs.

• Defines "gender reassignment medical procedure" consistently across all provisions as any surgery or pharmaceutical drug therapy performed or supervised by a physician for the purpose of physiologically changing a person's sex.

• Applies the prohibition across multiple state programs including corrections medical services, state employee group insurance, public assistance, and workers' compensation coverage.