Text of UT HJR 2 (2024)

H.J.R. 2 LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL 6 Approved for Filing: C. Williams 6 6 01-02-24 12:44 PM 6 H.J.R. 2 1 JOINT RESOLUTION FOR GENDER REASSIGNMENT 2 SURGICAL HEALTH BENEFITS 3 2024 GENERAL SESSION 4 STATE OF UTAH 5 Chief Sponsor: Sahara Hayes 6 Senate Sponsor: ____________ 7 8 LONG TITLE 9 General Description: 10 This resolution directs the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program (PEHP) to 11 provide gender reassignment surgical benefits to state employees and beneficiaries. 12 Highlighted Provisions: 13 This resolution: 14 < directs PEHP to provide gender reassignment surgical benefits to state employees 15 and beneficiaries under certain circumstances. 16 Special Clauses: 17 None 18 19 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah: 20 WHEREAS, in accordance with Utah Code Section 49-20-201, the state participates in 21 the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program (PEHP); 22 WHEREAS, the Legislature may determine what benefits to offer Utah's state 23 employees; 24 WHEREAS, medical professionals have found gender reassignment surgery for adults 25 medically necessary to treat persistent and extended gender dysphoria; 26 WHEREAS, many insurance plans and employers in Utah offer gender reassignment 27 surgical benefits; *HJR002* H.J.R. 2 01-02-24 12:44 PM - 2 - 28 WHEREAS, for male to female transition, the following procedures may be included in 29 the gender reassignment surgical benefit: clitoroplasty, labiaplasty, orchiectomy, penectomy, 30 vaginoplasty including hair removal procedures to treat tissue donor sites, and breast 31 implantation/augmentation; and 32 WHEREAS, for male to female transition, the following procedures may be included in 33 the gender reassignment surgical benefit: hysterectomy, mastectomy, metoidioplasty, 34 nipple/areola reconstruction related to mastectomy, penile prostheses implantation, phallic 35 reconstruction/phalloplasty including hair removal procedures to treat tissue donor sites, 36 salpingo-oophorectomy, scrotoplasty, testicular prostheses implantation, urethroplasty, 37 vaginectomy, and vulvectomy: 38 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah 39 directs PEHP to offer gender reassignment surgical benefits to state employees and employee 40 beneficiaries for an individual who: 41 < is at least 18 years old; 42 < has capacity to make fully informed decisions and to consent to medical 43 decisions; 44 < has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria by a mental health professional for at 45 least 12 months; 46 < has undergone any necessary hormone treatment; 47 < has legally changed the individual's name; 48 < has, for at least 12 months, continuously presented as the individual's desired 49 gender; and 50 < has completed any other requirements PEHP determines are necessary.