gender confirmation surgery

Under the rule, which goes into effect Aug. 21, Medicaid would not cover puberty-blocking meds, hormones and hormone “antagonists,” gender-affirmation surgeries and “other procedures that alter primary or secondary sexual characteristics.”

The decision came after the Florida Department of Health last month filed a petition asking the medical board to initiate a rule-making process on the contentious issue.

Rep. Randy Fine says his bill would prohibit anyone under 18 from medically transitioning through the use of drugs or gender-affirmation surgery.