Bill > HB495

This bill addresses restrictions on Medicaid funding for gender-related medical treatments and nullifies certain executive orders. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations from using Medicaid funds to pay for cross-sex hormones beyond naturally occurring levels and gender reassignment surgeries that alter physical characteristics typical of a person's biological sex. The legislation also invalidates Executive Order 2024-632 and any similar administrative regulations, orders, or directives from the effective date of the Act through January 1, 2028. The bill includes an emergency clause, indicating its immediate importance, and contains a provision noting a potential veto override on March 27, 2025. The stated rationale is to protect the rights of Kentuckians, though the specific rights being protected are not detailed in the provided text. This legislation appears to be part of a broader policy debate surrounding gender-affirming medical care and its public funding.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb495.html