Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) was asked to turn over patient medical records to the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office as part of an investigation into possible medical billing fraud related to transgender medical services.

VUMC first came under fire in September following reports that the facility was offering heterosexual medical procedures, such as hormone therapy and surgery, to minors, prompting legislation to ban the procedure. bottom. A spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the Attorney General’s Office began investigating potential medical billing fraud by VUMC and related providers in September, and in December. began collecting patient records from the same institution. (Related: Trans lobby campaigns to outlaw counseling children about gender transitions)

In a statement to the DCNF, a VUMC spokesperson confirmed that VUMC is responding to the Attorney General’s investigation, which includes record requests for transgender proceedings.

“Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) complies with all medical privacy and security requirements set forth under both federal and Tennessee law, including but not limited to HIPAA,” the spokesperson said. a representative said. “The Tennessee Attorney General has legal authority to require VUMC in an investigation to provide complete copies of patient medical records related to the investigation. is.”

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— Rep. Jason Zachary (@JasonZacharyTN) October 7, 2022

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VUMC is rejected Religious objectors are forced to participate in transgender proceedings.

In February, the Tennessee legislature passed a bill banning health care providers from performing opposite-sex surgery on minors. This includes medications such as puberty blockers and heterosexual hormones, as well as surgery. VUMC said it would stop offering the process after Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill into law in March.

VUMC has notified patients of the surrender of documents covering records dating back to January 1, 2018. according to to Tennessee.

“I’m surprised that VUMC deliberately chose to scare patients in this way,” Brandon Smith, chief of staff for the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, told the DCNF. “As VUMC is well aware, the research is focused only on VUMC and certain affiliated healthcare providers, not on patients.”

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