Calderón Barrera vs EPS Coomeva; Rincón Caicedo vs EPS-S Emssanar; Solarte Ortega vs EPS Sura; y Cataño Urrea vs EPS Coomeva
(Sentencia T-274-15 - Acción de Tutela; Expedientes acumulados: T-4.492.963; T-4.715.291; T-4.725.592; T-4.734.867)
health care rights
Code of Virginia: Prohibited Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Status as a Transgender Individual (§ 38.2-3449.1)
Health insurance carriers are barred from discriminating against individuals based on gender identity or transgender status in the provision of health coverage. Health plans must cover services without imposing restrictions, additional costs, or exclusions that treat transgender individuals differently from others. Carriers are required to treat covered persons consistent with their gender identity and may not deny coverage for health services ordinarily available to one sex simply because an individual’s gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth.