{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1373.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1373.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(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.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 1257), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1373.htm#1373.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"2cc16e645064d31615f4dfe776c39a1ae19ad6879c760f65ca9f30e4881eb8fb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1372.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1373.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}