The Court of Appeal for Ontario considered when a gender affirming surgery, specifically a vaginoplasty without penectomy, qualifies as an insured service under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
The court held that vaginoplasty is a specifically listed insured service in the Schedule of Benefits, regardless of whether it is accompanied by a penectomy, and that the exclusion for experimental procedures does not apply to specifically listed services.
The appeal by the General Manager of OHIP was dismissed.
