Governor Hobbs issued an Executive Order Tuesday that will allow state employees to access gender-affirming surgery. In a related Order, she ended any state involvement in “conversion therapy”.
One Order directs ADOA to remove a prohibition on state employee health plan coverage for gender-affirming surgery. That limitation was initiated in Ducey’s first term (2017). The Order also stops state agencies from cooperating with civil or criminal cases in other states where gender affirming care is banned.
See the Executive Orders
The other Order prohibits state agencies from promoting or supporting “conversion therapy,” a practice that IS NOT evidence-based that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
