State Rep. Terry Meza Rep. Terry Meza, D-Irving, filed two additional bills to stop conversion therapy from being practiced in Texas.
Meza’s bills tackle the legality and permissibility of the therapy itself, as well as insurance reimbursement for the practice.
House Bill 2516 would prohibit any public or private health plan operating or selling policies to Texas consumers from paying for or reimbursing for conversion therapy, whether that therapy is provided by a licensed professional or an unlicensed provider.
It would also prohibit the state Medicaid program and Medicaid managed care program from funding conversion therapy. House Bill 2753 would prohibit any government body — from a local water board to a municipality, county, or the