Nebraska officials to hold public hearing Tuesday on transgender care regulations
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A public hearing will be held on Tuesday on care for transgender youth in the state.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will receive comments on the proposed regulations on hormones and puberty blockers for minors.
The hearing will be held at the Lancaster Event Center.
It is an attempt to receive feedback on the regulations in the bill from all stakeholders, including medical experts and patients.
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Officials said those interested may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or both.
The hearing will start at 7 a.m. and run until 7 p.m. or until there are no more speakers, whichever comes first.
Oral comments will be limited to three minutes to allow more people to speak.
To maximize the number of speakers in the time allotted, officials said they reserve the right to decrease the time to two minutes.
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Alternatively, they encourage people to provide written comments via mail, fax or email:
- Fax: 402-742-2382
- Email: dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov
- Mail: DHHS Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509
Written comments are due by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. All written comments received prior to that deadline will be fully reviewed and considered by the chief medical officer at DHHS.
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More information on the hearing, as well as the full text of the measure, is included below.
