Current Version
| Region | Massachusetts |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Description | Minors must get consent from both parents/guardian figures to get gender affirming care. Adults are able to get insurance under MassHealth for gender affirming care. Insurance explicitly states that anyone over 18 qualifies for their gender affirming care coverage. |
| Sources | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H5090 https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gender-affirming-care-covered-by-masshealth https://fenwayhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/TransYouth_FamilyInfoInstructions2019.pdf https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/10/15/fenway-health-medical-care-halt-transgender-children-massachusetts |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding the end date.
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| End Date | Oct 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Sources | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H5090 https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gender-affirming-care-covered-by-masshealth https://fenwayhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/TransYouth_FamilyInfoInstructions2019.pdf | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H5090 https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gender-affirming-care-covered-by-masshealth https://fenwayhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/TransYouth_FamilyInfoInstructions2019.pdf https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/10/15/fenway-health-medical-care-halt-transgender-children-massachusetts |
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edited by mineszilla. trans youth clinic closures
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| End Date | (none) | Oct 2025 |
edited by jadeywadey. date not needed - it was legal before it was protected
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| Start Date | 2022 | (unknown) |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Minors must get consent from both parents/guardian figures to get gender affirming care. Adults are able to get insurance under MassHealth for gender affirming care. Insurance explicitly states that anyone over 18 qualifies for their gender affirming care coverage. |
| Sources | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H5090 https://www.mass.gov/info-details/gender-affirming-care-covered-by-masshealth https://fenwayhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/TransYouth_FamilyInfoInstructions2019.pdf |