NY A08841

Establishes a "gender affirming care fund" under the joint custody of the state comptroller and commissioner of taxation and finance, with the Department of Health distributing funds through grants

Defines gender affirming care broadly to include hormone therapy, pubertal suppression, surgical procedures, hair removal/restoration, fertility preservation, mental health care, voice care, and durable medical equipment such as compression garments and prosthetics

Provides funding to healthcare providers and organizations that offer gender affirming care to gender expansive individuals, regardless of whether there is a diagnosis of gender dysphoria or determination of medical necessity

Supports organizations that lost federal funding due to their continued provision of gender affirming care

Prohibits the commissioner from requiring grant recipients to disclose any identifying information about patients receiving services, and mandates that all organizations maintain patient confidentiality under state and federal law