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No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act

H.R. 2197 · 119th Congress · Mar 18, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To prevent 340B covered entities from using savings derived for sex reassignment surgeries, hormonal therapies, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on use of 340b savings for services described for transgender individuals

(a)
Prohibition on use of 340B savings for services described— Section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(E) Prohibition on use of 340b savings for services described—A covered entity participating in the program under this section may not use any funds derived from the difference between the 340B ceiling price and the actual acquisition cost of covered outpatient drugs to pay for services described.

“(i) Definitions—For purposes of this subsection—

“(I) Covered entity—The term “covered entities” has the meaning given such term in section 340B(a)(4).

“(II) Services described—The term “services described” means—

“(aa) sex reassignment surgeries furnished for the purpose of the gender alteration of a transgender individual; and

“(bb) hormone treatments furnished for the purpose of the gender alteration of a transgender individual.”