Delaware Prohibits Limits on Transgender Health Coverage

Insurance companies in Delaware will be prohibited from limiting health care coverage for transgender individuals.

The News Journal of Wilmington (http://delonline.us/1RzuU9M ) reports that Delaware has become the 15th state in the country to prohibit private insurers from denying, canceling, terminating or refusing to issue plans based on a person's gender identity.

Additionally, companies will not be allowed to impose different premiums or rates based on a person's identity. The policy also applies if a person is undergoing a gender transition.

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart issued a bulletin Wednesday, stating that a denial or cancellation will now be considered a violation under Delaware's Unfair Trade Practices Act.

The move comes three years after the Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act was signed into law.