Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, “nongenital gender reassignment surgery” means medical procedures knowingly performed for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition, including the following:

(1) Surgical procedures for a male sex patient, including augmentation mammoplasty, facial feminization surgery, liposuction, lipofilling, voice surgery, thyroid cartilage reduction, gluteal augmentation, hair reconstruction, or associated aesthetic procedures.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-1-22-8

  • gender: means the psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of being male or female. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-1
  • gender transition: means the process in which an individual shifts from identifying with and living as a gender that corresponds to his or her sex to identifying with and living as a gender different from his or her sex, and may involve social, legal, or physical changes. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-3
  • sex: means the biological state of being male or female, based on the individual's sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous hormone profiles. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-12
(2) Surgical procedures for a female sex patient, including subcutaneous mastectomy, voice surgery, liposuction, lipofilling, pectoral implants, or associated aesthetic procedures.

As added by P.L.10-2023, SEC.1.