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Senate committee sends bill codifying gender‑affirming care coverage and PDMP change to Committee of the Whole after heated testimony
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 13‑09 to the Committee of the Whole after a long public‑testimony session that included testimony from medical professionals, advocacy groups and opponents; the bill would codify insurer coverage of gender‑affirming care and remove testosterone from the prescription drug monitoring program.
The Senate Health & Human Services Committee voted to advance House Bill 13‑09 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation after an extensive public testimony session featuring more than 20 witnesses both supporting and opposing the measure.
Sponsors described the bill as codifying existing insurance coverage for gender‑affirming care in Colorado and exempting testosterone from the state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). Senator Sundar Gonzalez (sponsor text rendered in transcript as “Senator Gonzales”) and Senate co‑sponsor Cinder Cutter told the committee the bill “protects what already exists,” enabling coverage and privacy protections that supporters said are needed because rules can be changed…
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