KY: Conversion therapy protections voided, Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care barred
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Kentucky · Kentucky HB 495 (2025) · Enacted Mar 27, 2025
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House Bill 495, titled the Mental Health Counseling Protection Act, nullifies Governor Beshear's restrictions on conversion therapy for minors by protecting what it defines as counseling services and creating a civil cause of action for providers. It also bars Kentucky Medicaid from covering gender-affirming medical treatments. Beshear vetoed the bill, calling conversion therapy dangerous and discriminatory; the legislature overrode the veto on March 27, 2025.
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