Request is one of the justice department’s latest attempts to track and regulate gender-affirming care for minors
A Texas federal prosecutor has subpoenaed NYU Langone Health (NYULH), a major hospital network in New York City, for information about minor patients who received gender-affirming care between 2020 to 2026.
The US attorney’s office in the northern district of Texas’s subpoena, which was sent on 7 May, also requested the names of medical providers and others who provided such medical treatment during that period. NYULH was one of several institutions that were issued a subpoena, according to a statement on its website.
“We understand that these developments may be concerning to our patients, providers and others,” the hospital network said in a statement. “Please know that NYU Langone takes the privacy of your protected health information very seriously and we are evaluating our response to the subpoena.”
The hospital system must attempt to notify patients who received treatment and those involved in their care 30 days prior to disclosing protected information under New York state’s shield law. It must also notify the office of attorney general.
