Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit

Georgia inmates face state-paid treatment limits

Georgia bars state money or resources for certain treatments for state inmates in Department of Corrections custody. This covers inmates whose medical care is the department's financial responsibility. The ban covers sex reassignment surgery, other surgery to alter primary or secondary sex characteristics, and hormone replacement therapy. It also covers cosmetic procedures or prosthetics meant to change those characteristics. Board of Corrections rules must detail the restrictions and authorize limited exceptions. Exceptions cover medically necessary care unrelated to gender dysphoria or sex reassignment. They also cover medically verified disorders of sex development present at birth, including ambiguous genitalia or chromosomal abnormalities. Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome also qualifies. Inmates receiving hormone therapy before the law took effect qualify only for treatment solely to transition off that therapy.