{"AmendmentNumber":"349","ParentBillNumber":"H4000","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"JRG2","Name":"John R. Gaskey","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/JRG2","ResponseDate":"2025-04-16T21:34:35"},"Category":"Health and Human Services","Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Covering Detransition Surgery","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Gaskey of Carver moves to amend Chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition by inserting after section 47CCC a new section:\r\n\r\nSection 47DDD.\r\n\r\n(a) For the purpose of this section, “detransition-related treatment” shall mean any form of medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment, including but not limited to mental-health treatment, medical interventions, and surgeries that stops, reverses, or helps an individual cope with the effects of prior gender-affirming health care services, as defined by Section 1 of Chapter 9A.\r\n(b) Any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within the commonwealth, whether public or private, which covers gender-affirming health care services, as defined by Section 1 of Chapter 9A, shall provide coverage for detransition-related treatment.\r\n"}