Texas Children’s Hospital will create the nation’s first “detransition clinic,” fire five physicians and pay the state $10 million under an unusual settlement announced Friday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).
The clinic would focus on providing medical care to patients who had undergone gender-affirming healthcare and work toward reversing its effects, Paxton said.
For the first five years, all services provided through the clinic will be funded by Texas Children’s and be free of charge to patients.
The settlement will also require the hospital to fire and permanently cut ties with five physicians who provided gender-affirming care for minors.
The move follows an investigation that began in 2023 after Texas passed a law banning health providers from facilitating gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Earlier this year, Paxton sued the hospital system — the largest children’s hospital in the United States — for allegedly violating the ban. The state accused the hospital of illegal “gender-transition” interventions, including using false diagnosis codes to bill Medicaid for illegal procedures.
Source: Texas Children’s Hospital settles gender care suit with AG Ken Paxton