ColoradoProtect Access to Gender-Affirming Health Care
What it does
Health benefit insurance plans (health benefit plans) include coverage for gender-affirming health care as part of individual and group health benefit plans. "Gender-affirming health care" is defined in the act as supplies, care, and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental health, psychiatric, habilitative, surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative, or supportive nature relating to the treatment of gender dysphoria (gender-affirming health care). The act codifies gender-affirming health care treatments in statute and prohibits a health benefit plan from denying or limiting medically necessary gender-affirming health care, as determined and prescribed by a physical or behavioral health-care provider.
More detail
The act authorizes the health insurance affordability board to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations and to use those gifts, grants, or donations to cover abortion costs and to ensure access to legally protected health-care activity.
The act exempts prescriptions for testosterone from the tracking requirements of the prescription drug use monitoring program and blocks archived records concerning testosterone use from view. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 14Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 14Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 14Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 7House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- May 5Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- May 2Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- May 1Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 22Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesMinor
- Apr 6House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded LO. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded PREV ? Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 4House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 2House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 28Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesIntroduced