New York Medicaid policy covers transgender-related health care.

Regulations:

• 18 NYCRR 505.2 (2016)

Decisions:

• Court Decision:  Cruz v. Zucker, 195 F. Supp. 3d 554, 571 (S.D.N.Y. 2016), on reconsideration, 218 F. Supp. 3d 246 (S.D.N.Y. 2016), and appeal withdrawn, (Dec. 30, 2016)
  Summary:

  A federal district court found that a categorical ban on medically necessary treatments for a specific diagnosis, gender dysphoria, violates the federal Medicaid Act’s Availability Provision.