Bill > HB3798

This bill amends existing Oklahoma law to prohibit state health insurance coverage for gender transition procedures, which are defined as medical or surgical services aimed at affirming a person's perception of their gender if it differs from their biological sex, including surgeries that alter physical characteristics or the use of puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, or other drugs to suppress puberty or promote features of the opposite biological sex. The bill clarifies that these procedures do not include behavioral health services, medications for depression and anxiety, treatments for precocious or delayed puberty, services for individuals born with disorders of sex development (DSD), treatment for complications arising from gender transition procedures, or emergency treatments to save a person's life or prevent major bodily function impairment. It also allows for a six-month continuation of puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones for minors already receiving them as of May 1, 2023, solely for the purpose of gradual discontinuation. The prohibition on state health insurance coverage, including Medicaid (also known as SoonerCare) and state-provided group health insurance plans, applies to new coverage issued on or after the bill's effective date of November 1, 2026, for these gender transition procedures performed within the state on any minor or adult.

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb3798&Session=2600