SB1511

THE CONTEXT: Health care insurer is a disability insurer, group disability insurer, blanket disability insurer, health care services organization, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or hospital, medical, dental and optometric service corporation that issues a health plan in Arizona ( A. R.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would prohibit any contract that is issued, delivered or renewed by a health insurer that provides coverage for gender transition procedures to deny coverage for gender detransition procedures beginning on January 1,, require a physician, health care institution, other person or entity that is licensed or otherwise authorized to furnish health care services in Arizona and performs gender transition procedures to agree to provide or pay for the performance of gender detransition procedures, and direct a health insurer that provides coverage for gender transition services to submit a report to the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) within 15 days after the end of the calendar month during which a claim for a detransition procedure was filed. Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to set a clear legal boundary for insurance instead of leaving the conduct unaddressed. It would prohibit any contract that is issued, delivered or renewed by a health insurer that provides coverage for gender transition procedures to deny coverage for gender detransition procedures beginning on January 1,, and would also require a physician, health care institution, other person or entity that is licensed or otherwise authorized to furnish health care services in Arizona and performs gender transition procedures to agree to provide or pay for the performance of gender detransition procedures, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.