This series consists of human rights complaints related to gender reassignment surgery from 2005. These records were created by the Ministry of Health, and its predecessors, in response to complaints filed with the Human Rights Tribunal.

Records relate to the assessment and decisions regarding requests for Medical Services Plan (MSP) funding for gender reassignment surgery (GRS). Gender reassignment surgery requires pre-authorization for MSP funding. The beneficiary’s physician refers the request to MSP, where the application is assessed by Medical Services Branch staff, the consultant psychiatrist, and the Gender Reassignment Surgical Review Committee, who issues the letter of decision. This includes the resulting human rights tribunal case and actions resulting from the decision.

The series includes records of one case regarding discrimination based on sex resulting from different coverage provided to individuals undergoing male to female, and female to male transitions, as described in the records.

Record types include correspondence, memorandum, reports, briefing notes, copies of complaint, investigation and resolution records, financial records and the decision document of the BC Human Rights Tribunal.

Records are scheduled under Medical Services Plan ORCS (142798) number 41560-30.

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