Current Version
| Region | Washington |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Description | Bill SB-5313 makes it Illegal for health insurers to deny or limit coverage for gender affirming treatment when that care is prescribed to an individual on the basis of a protected gender expression or identity, is medically necessary, and is prescribed in accordance with accepted standards of care. |
| Sources | https://depts.washington.edu/tgnbhealthprogram/uwm-providers-intranet/gender-affirming-care-referrals/ https://crosscut.com/equity/2021/05/insurers-wa-must-cover-transgender-health-care-under-new-bill https://legiscan.com/WA/bill/SB5313/2021 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5313&Year=2021&Initiative=false https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5313-S2.PL.pdf?q=20240504171043 https://www.thestranger.com/queer/2025/02/04/79906101/seattle-childrens-postpones-trans-teens-surgery-indefinitely |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding the end date.
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| End Date | Feb 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Sources | https://depts.washington.edu/tgnbhealthprogram/uwm-providers-intranet/gender-affirming-care-referrals/ https://crosscut.com/equity/2021/05/insurers-wa-must-cover-transgender-health-care-under-new-bill https://legiscan.com/WA/bill/SB5313/2021 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5313&Year=2021&Initiative=false https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5313-S2.PL.pdf?q=20240504171043 | https://depts.washington.edu/tgnbhealthprogram/uwm-providers-intranet/gender-affirming-care-referrals/ https://crosscut.com/equity/2021/05/insurers-wa-must-cover-transgender-health-care-under-new-bill https://legiscan.com/WA/bill/SB5313/2021 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5313&Year=2021&Initiative=false https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5313-S2.PL.pdf?q=20240504171043 https://www.thestranger.com/queer/2025/02/04/79906101/seattle-childrens-postpones-trans-teens-surgery-indefinitely |
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edited by mineszilla. multiple hospitals ended services for minors
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| End Date | (none) | Feb 2025 |
edited by jadeywadey. date not needed
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| Start Date | May 12, 2021 | (unknown) |
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| Sources | https://depts.washington.edu/tgnbhealthprogram/uwm-providers-intranet/gender-affirming-care-referrals/ https://crosscut.com/equity/2021/05/insurers-wa-must-cover-transgender-health-care-under-new-bill https://legiscan.com/WA/bill/SB5313/2021 | https://depts.washington.edu/tgnbhealthprogram/uwm-providers-intranet/gender-affirming-care-referrals/ https://crosscut.com/equity/2021/05/insurers-wa-must-cover-transgender-health-care-under-new-bill https://legiscan.com/WA/bill/SB5313/2021 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5313&Year=2021&Initiative=false https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5313-S2.PL.pdf?q=20240504171043 |
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created by fem_enby_queen_07769
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-1 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 12, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Bill SB-5313 makes it Illegal for health insurers to deny or limit coverage for gender affirming treatment when that care is prescribed to an individual on the basis of a protected gender expression or identity, is medically necessary, and is prescribed in accordance with accepted standards of care. |
| Sources | https://depts.washington.edu/tgnbhealthprogram/uwm-providers-intranet/gender-affirming-care-referrals/ https://crosscut.com/equity/2021/05/insurers-wa-must-cover-transgender-health-care-under-new-bill https://legiscan.com/WA/bill/SB5313/2021 |