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| Region | South Carolina |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | May 21, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. Additionally, South Carolina's Medicaid program does not provide gender-affirming care coverage for transgender individuals. Since April 2026, Ambetter Insurance, owned by the largest provider of Medicare and Medicaid insurances in the nation, has stopped covering hormones and other transition medicine for trans adults. This is the first known insurance company to deny care in a large swath of states as the broader trend of restricting gender-affirming care continues. |
| Sources | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240507.html https://www.them.us/story/south-carolina-gender-affirming-care-ban-law-signed https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-missouri-transgender-bills-9f58b8678da99e5a340faf8a2896b23d https://theneedlenews.com/2026/06/ambetter-insurance-centene-denying-hormones-to-trans-patients-across-19-states-in-push-for-maha-medicine/ |
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| Description | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. Additionally, Medicaid does not provide any GAC to any transgender individuals. Transgender individuals may face forceful and harmful detransitioning when incarcerated in the state of South Carolina unless official treatment began before the incarceration. | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. Additionally, South Carolina's Medicaid program does not provide gender-affirming care coverage for transgender individuals. Since April 2026, Ambetter Insurance, owned by the largest provider of Medicare and Medicaid insurances in the nation, has stopped covering hormones and other transition medicine for trans adults. This is the first known insurance company to deny care in a large swath of states as the broader trend of restricting gender-affirming care continues. |
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| Sources | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240507.html https://www.them.us/story/south-carolina-gender-affirming-care-ban-law-signed https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-missouri-transgender-bills-9f58b8678da99e5a340faf8a2896b23d | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240507.html https://www.them.us/story/south-carolina-gender-affirming-care-ban-law-signed https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-missouri-transgender-bills-9f58b8678da99e5a340faf8a2896b23d https://theneedlenews.com/2026/06/ambetter-insurance-centene-denying-hormones-to-trans-patients-across-19-states-in-push-for-maha-medicine/ |
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| Description | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. Additionally, Medicaid does not provide any GAC to any transgender individuals. | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. Additionally, Medicaid does not provide any GAC to any transgender individuals. Transgender individuals may face forceful and harmful detransitioning when incarcerated in the state of South Carolina unless official treatment began before the incarceration. |
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edited by mineszilla. The bill also banned use of medicaid funding, making the status restricted.
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| Value | Legal, but banned for minors | Restricted |
| Description | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. Additionally, Medicaid does not provide any GAC to any transgender individuals. |
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| Sources | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240507.htm https://thehill.com/homenews/1gbtq/%0A4678381-south-carolina-governor-signs-gender-affirming-care-ban/%20 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/%20amp/%0Arcna153382 | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240507.html https://www.them.us/story/south-carolina-gender-affirming-care-ban-law-signed https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-missouri-transgender-bills-9f58b8678da99e5a340faf8a2896b23d |
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| Description | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4264. | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4624. |
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| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | May 21, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | South Carolina's governor signed legislation that bans gender-affirming care treatments and procedures for those under 18. The legislation takes effect immediately. The bill that he signed was HB4264. |
| Sources | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4624_20240507.htm https://thehill.com/homenews/1gbtq/%0A4678381-south-carolina-governor-signs-gender-affirming-care-ban/%20 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/%20amp/%0Arcna153382 |