"NYU Langone was hit last week with a federal subpoena demanding it turn over records of patients under 18 years old it's provided gender affirming care to since 2020, the health provider said in a publicly posted statement. The New York-based health system is one of several institutions across the country to receive a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Texas. Alongside requesting patient records of transgender youth, the subpoena also demands the names of healthcare professionals who provided the care."
"In its statement, NYU Langone said that it understood the development may be concerning to patients, providers and others, takes the privacy of protected health information seriously and is evaluating [its] response to the subpoena. Pursuant to the state's Shield Law, NYU Langone must notify the state's attorney general and make a reasonable attempt to notify patients at least 30 days before providing information in response to the subpoena, which would mean it has not yet provided the requested information to the DOJ."
"The subpoena is the Trump administration's latest in a long line of actions against gender affirming healthcare, which has repeatedly taken to court to reduce access to that care for trans people across the country. New York Attorney General Letitia James said that the state has strong protections in place to protect the privacy of patient records when asked for comment on the subpoena. Every health care institution in New York should seek to protect both patients and providers, James said."
"The attorney general has previously said that a hospital choosing not to provide gender affirming care could be a violation of state law and has spoken in support of trans youth. She could challenge the subpoena in court. Gender affirming care has a regret rate of less than 1%, lower than nearly all elective procedures, and has been shown to decrease t"
NYU Langone received a federal subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas demanding records of patients under 18 who received gender-affirming care since 2020. The subpoena also requests the names of healthcare professionals who provided the care. NYU Langone stated it takes privacy of protected health information seriously and is evaluating its response, and that New York’s Shield Law requires notifying the state attorney general and making a reasonable attempt to notify patients at least 30 days before responding. The requested information has not yet been provided to the Department of Justice. New York Attorney General Letitia James said the state has strong privacy protections and that institutions should protect both patients and providers, and she could challenge the subpoena in court.
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