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This bill prohibits the Department of Corrections (DOC), Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) from paying for or providing gender-affirming care to individuals in correctional facilities. The bill defines a "correctional facility" as any place used to confine persons charged with or convicted of a crime, including youth correction facilities and state hospitals. "Gender-affirming care" is defined as any medical procedure, service, drug, device, or product prescribed to treat incongruence between an individual's gender identity and their sex assignment at birth. The prohibition applies to individuals in custody, with an exception for patients admitted voluntarily or through civil commitment proceedings at state hospitals or intensive community inpatient facilities. This legislation effectively prevents state agencies from supporting transgender-related medical treatments for incarcerated individuals, potentially impacting access to gender-affirming healthcare for people in correctional settings.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB506