Medical care for minorsBan▾
SB480. In force after a partial temporary block ended in 2024.
Indiana General Assembly (SB480)
MedicaidFederal funding ended (minors)▾
Medicaid has no explicit state rule on sex-change procedures. A federal CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP money for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors.
42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
State employeesCovers▾
State-employee health plans pay for sex-change procedures with taxpayer money.
2026 Traditional - Medical Benefit Booklet (in.gov)
SportsSex-based▾
FacilitiesNo state law▾
No state law keeps males out of women's and girls' bathrooms and changing rooms.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
Pronouns and parent noticeParent notice required▾
HEA 1608 (2023): no human-sexuality instruction before grade 4; schools must notify a parent within five business days if an unemancipated student asks to change name or pronouns.
Indiana General Assembly (HB 1608)
CurriculumSchools restriction▾
HEA 1608 (2023): no human-sexuality instruction before grade 4; schools must notify a parent within five business days if an unemancipated student asks to change name or pronouns.
Indiana General Assembly (HB 1608)
Sex definitionDefined by biology (executive order)▾
State executive order defines male and female by biology for state purposes.
Executive Order No. 25-36
ID markersBirth-certificate sex cannot be▾
Birth-certificate sex cannot be changed; licence sex cannot be changed.
Indiana Executive Order 25-
Shield lawNone▾
No shield law.
No shield statute identified
AdultsNo state law▾
No state law restricts adults or public funding for adult sex-change procedures.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
DetransitionNo state law▾
No special right for detransitioners to sue.
No state law identified
PrisonsBy sex at birth (DOC practice)▾
Indiana's Legislative Services Agency reports that all DOC adult and juvenile inmates are housed by biological sex at birth and every institution is single-sex. (SB 182 of 2026 would write this into law; it passed the Senate but no House passage was found.)
Indiana LSA fiscal note, SB 182 (Dec. 24, 2025)
Pending billsNo active bills▾
No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.
LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
LitigationResolved/ongoing▾
K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board: 7th Circuit let the medical ban take effect (Nov 2024).
K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, No. 23-2366 (7th Cir. 13 Nov 2024)
Key datesNone upcoming▾
No upcoming effective dates or court deadlines identified.
Review, Oct 2026
Sources
- Indiana General Assembly (SB480)
- 42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
- SB480
- 2026 Traditional - Medical Benefit Booklet (in.gov)
- HB1041
- Indiana General Assembly (HB 1608)
- Executive Order No. 25-36
- Indiana LSA fiscal note, SB 182 (Dec. 24, 2025)
- LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
- K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, No. 23-2366 (7th Cir. 13 Nov 2024)