Senate Health and Human Services Committee on 3/20/2024

Bills

Committee Members

Sen. Melissa Wiklund

Senate, 51, DFL, sen.melissa.wiklund@senate.mn, 651-297-8061

(Heard as: wick linds Melissa Wicklund Wicklund wicklin )

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Sen. Alice Mann

Senate, 50, DFL, sen.alice.mann@senate.mn, 651-296-6238

(Heard as: Mann )

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Sen. Paul Utke

Senate, 5, R, sen.paul.utke@senate.mn, 651-296-9651

(Heard as: Utke otke otke. )

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Sen. Jim Abeler

Senate, 35, R, sen.jim.abeler@senate.mn, 651-296-3733

(Heard as: Abeler abeler Abler )

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Sen. Liz Boldon

Senate, 25, DFL, sen.liz.boldon@senate.mn, 651-296-3903

Sen. John Hoffman

Senate, 34, DFL, sen.john.hoffman@senate.mn, 651-296-4154

(Heard as: Hoffman hoffman )

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Sen. Robert Kupec

Senate, 4, DFL, sen.robert.kupec@senate.mn, 651-296-3205

(Heard as: Kupiec )

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Sen. Bill Lieske

Senate, 58, R, sen.bill.lieske@senate.mn, 651-296-5019

Sen. Kelly Morrison

Senate, 45, DFL, sen.kelly.morrison@senate.mn, 651-296-9261

(Heard as: morrison. Morrison )

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Noteworthy Content:

00:09:51,860 - I had the privilege to watch one of my patients get fitted for a wig at a wig vendor.

00:20:55,320 - they are recognizing that gender affirming care

00:21:53,620 - recognizes that gender affirming care is medically necessary care

00:22:54,200 - care and for trans and gender expansive individuals gender affirming care can

00:24:32,740 - program is within the gender care access program which

00:24:39,760 - navigating the barriers that clients face in accessing gender affirming care.

00:25:00,680 - health services must extend coverage to include gender affirming care.

00:25:42,500 - issued originally to deliver guidance around the laws surrounding access to gender affirming care.

00:26:18,220 - necessary health care benefits including gender affirming care.

00:26:47,300 - SF 2209 by way of mandating coverage for gender affirming care represents a crucial step forward

00:27:43,840 - who operate in Minnesota to not exclude what the bill authors call gender affirming care which the

00:27:56,560 - last year's statutory inclusion of state taxpayer funded insurance of so-called gender affirming care.

00:29:10,080 - taxpayers to pay for so-called gender affirming care is coercion.

00:29:45,580 - I'm testifying on all three of the insurance mandate bills at once SF 2209 regarding gender transition SF 1704 regarding infertility treatment

00:30:29,680 - abortion gender affirming care

00:30:44,160 - Scientific medical concerns regarding gender transition procedures

00:33:58,460 - definition of gender variance,

00:38:21,200 - Finnish researchers recently published a large study that found gender dysphoria does not seem to be a cause of death.

00:46:29,160 - where gender identity was carved out as a distinct thing apart from the rest of

00:47:39,100 - gender about gender dysphoria and

00:51:45,290 - camille' s quote I' m sorry I forgot her last name no one should be required to live with a gender they no longer identify with

00:52:31,320 - for a couple of reasons first and foremost the way we define gender affirming care

00:54:58,080 - that our communities and our push for greater acceptance of gender diversity of greater

01:01:18,280 - to affirm that individuals gender identity or gender expression are

01:04:28,660 - it under the gender affirming services

01:07:19,080 - in that section 2 where gender affirming health care services is defined.

01:07:25,420 - It says that an individual may receive to support and affirm that individual' s gender identity or gender expression

01:08:32,500 - gender or gender expression it' s meant to be the same.

01:09:16,600 - s saying gender affirming health care services.

02:08:40,260 - chair and members and absolutely it's about fairness and equity let's get this

02:10:32,000 - Peterson executive director of gender justice and I am here in support of the

02:23:45,280 - access and health care equity issue why do we continuously put barriers in front