12/29/2025
đ¨ Maryland is updating privacy rules for gender-affirming careâand there's a gap we need to close.
The good news: Maryland is adding gender-affirming diagnosis codes to the list of health records shielded from out-of-state disclosure. â
The gap: Testosterone prescriptions are still tracked in the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and shared across state linesâwhere law enforcement in hostile states can access them without a warrant.
Colorado and Massachusetts already fixed this in 2025. Maryland should follow.
đŁ TWO WAYS TO TAKE ACTION:
1ď¸âŁ Use this link to submit a comment supporting the new protections. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/maryland-department-of-health-protect-gender-affirming-care
2ď¸âŁ Want to go further? Email mdh.regs@maryland.gov directly and ask them to ALSO exempt testosterone from PDMP tracking. Reference "COMAR 10.11.08" in your message.
â° Deadline: January 2, 2026
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