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This bill creates a new section in Kentucky law that prohibits the use of public funds for certain medical treatments related to gender reassignment for inmates in correctional facilities. Specifically, the bill defines "cosmetic service or elective procedure" to include prescribing cross-sex hormones beyond typical physiological levels and performing surgeries that alter physical characteristics to resemble a different sex. The bill defines "sex" based on biological characteristics present at birth. Under this legislation, public funds cannot be used to provide these types of medical treatments to inmates, with a narrow exception: if a healthcare provider determines that immediately stopping an ongoing treatment would cause physical harm to the inmate, they may implement a systematic reduction and eventual elimination of the treatment. The definition of "public funds" is broad, encompassing money from state, county, local, and other political subdivisions. The bill became law without the governor's signature on March 27, 2025, and aims to restrict gender-affirming medical care in Kentucky's correctional facilities.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb2.html