❓ Question regarding the number of adolescents treated at Perth Children's Hospital's Gender Diversity Service in 2018, their treatment costs, and the proportion paid by the state versus individuals. The answer reveals the state covers all costs for hormone treatment.
AnsweredQoN 1926Legislative Council
Asked
12 March 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the adolescents who received treatment at the Perth Children’s Hospital’s Gender Diversity Service in the 2018 calendar year, and I ask: (a) how many received treatment; (b) what was the average cost per patient for this treatment; (c) how much of the treatment cost is paid for by the State; and (d) how much of the treatment cost is paid for by the individual?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 April 2019
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
(a) 59.
(b) $7,225.
(c) All.
(d) Nil.
Note: Treatment is defined as those patients who are pubertal and receiving gender affirming hormones.
(a) 59.
(b) $7,225.
(c) All.
(d) Nil.
Note: Treatment is defined as those patients who are pubertal and receiving gender affirming hormones.
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