987F56B32EE3DD1087258A06006F3EAD Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For YOUTH GENDER-AFFIRMING CAREINTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEEDate Aug 9, 2023 Location HCR 0112 Youth Gender-affirming Care - Committee Discussion Only 02:15:10 PM Mason Evans, from Senate District 3, and Leigh Schmidt, a COYAC alumni, presented to the committee on youth gender-affirming care. Currently, gender-affirming care for youth is often inaccessible due to increased demand and a lack of widespread provider training. The proposal recommends that Colorado create a grant program to provide widespread training to family planning clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Rural Healthcare Clinics, and create a task force to study the issue.