Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Insurance Code § 1373.001: DEFINITIONS.

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INSURANCE CODE
TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES
SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES
CHAPTER 1373. REQUIRED COVERAGE OF GENDER TRANSITION ADVERSE EFFECTS AND REVERSALS

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(1) "Gender transition" means a medical process by which an individual's anatomy, physiology, or mental state is treated or altered, including by the removal of otherwise healthy organs or tissue, the introduction of implants or performance of other plastic surgery, hormone treatment, or the use of drugs, counseling, or therapy, for the purpose of furthering or assisting the individual's identification as a member of the opposite biological sex or group or demographic category that does not correspond to the individual's biological sex.

(2) "Gender transition procedure or treatment" means a medical procedure or treatment performed or provided for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 1257), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

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