Text of OR HB 4061 (2016)
Relating to medical assistance.
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As introduced
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78th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2016 Regular Session
House Bill 4061
Sponsored by Representative WILSON; Representatives BARRETO, HACK, NEARMAN, OLSON, STARK,
WHISNANT, WHITSETT, Senators BAERTSCHIGER JR, KNOPP, KRUSE (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.
Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from providing medical assistance coverage of specified
treatments for gender dysphoria.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to medical assistance.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2016 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 414.
SECTION 2. The Oregon Health Authority may not pay the cost of the following services
provided to medical assistance recipients who are younger than 18 years of age:
(1) Sex reassignment surgery;
(2) Cross-sex hormone therapy; and
(3) Puberty suppression therapy.
NOTE:
Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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