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CO HB1040

CO HB1040
Gender-Affirming Health-Care Provider Study


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Introduced
01/10/2024
In Committee
01/10/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/02/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee. The bill requires the department of public health and environment (department) to conduct or cause to be conducted a gender-affirming health-care provider study (study). The study must determine: ! The number of gender-affirming health-care providers and facilities in each region, without disclosing identities of providers; ! The resources available to gender-affirming health-care providers and facilities in the state; ! Threats to gender-affirming health-care providers; ! The number of patients seeking gender-affirming health-care services in each region, including the ratio of patients to providers in each region, without disclosing identities of patients or providers; ! The types of gender-affirming health-care services that patients seek; ! The prevalence and impact of nonprescribed treatments; and ! The availability of insurance coverage for different types of treatment. The bill requires the department and any third party that the department contracts with to conduct the study to seek input from specified persons. The department is required to submit a report on or before December 31, 2026, including its findings and recommendations, to specified committees of the general assembly.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Public Health and Environment to conduct a comprehensive study on the status of gender-affirming healthcare providers in Colorado, especially in rural areas. The study must determine the number of providers and facilities, available resources, threats to providers, the number of patients seeking services, the types of services sought, the prevalence and impact of non-prescribed treatments, and the availability of insurance coverage. The department must seek input from various stakeholders, including providers, mental health professionals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. The department must submit a report with the study's findings and recommendations to the state legislature by December 31, 2026, and the article establishing the study is repealed on September 1, 2027.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

House Health & Human Services Hearing (00:00:00 4/2/2024 Room 0112) (on 04/02/2024)

Taxonomy

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
  • ‐ Gender, Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Health
  • ‐ Infants and Children
  • ‐ Research and Development

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