1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; prohibiting coverage for gender dysphoria care from having 
1.3 	to meet a higher medical necessity definition;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [62Q.536] GENDER DYSPHORIA; MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. No health plan that covers health care services, including 
1.8 	mental health services, may be offered, sold, issued, or renewed in this state that requires 
1.9 	services intended to treat gender dysphoria to satisfy a definition of "medically necessary 
1.10 	care," "medical necessity," or similar term that is more restrictive than the definition provided 
1.11 	in section 62Q.53, subdivision 2.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Health plan; definition. For purposes of this section, "health plan" has the 
1.13 	meaning given in section 62Q.01, subdivision 3, but includes the coverages listed in section 
1.14 	62A.011, subdivision 3, clauses (7) and (10).