State rankings
Tubal Ligation Laws by State
California has the highest Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation Sterilization (21), followed by Texas (21) and Florida (21). Vermont has the lowest (18).
HealthLaw50 states · 2 metricsUpdated Mar 31, 2025Original page
52 sources
- Information for Women - Alabama Government Website
- Alaska Medicaid Payment for Physician Sterilization, 7 AAC 110.415 - Justia
- Sterilization by a Physician, 7 AAC 110.415 - Alaska Legislature
- Facts About Sterilization for Women - Alabama Department of Public Health
- Information for Women - Human Services Arkansas
- Sterliziation - CA Gov
- Sterilization Laws - Connecticut
- Family Planning Services - Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
- CHAPTER 57. Voluntary and Involuntary Sterilization [Repealed] - Delaware Code Online
- Sterilization Eligibility - Florida Health
- 2010 Georgia Code TITLE 31 - HEALTH CHAPTER 20 - PERFORMANCE OF STERILIZATION PROCEDURES § 31-20-2 - Performance of sterilization procedure upon request - Justia
- Basic Health Hawaii - Hawaii Administrative Rules
- Clinical Policy: Sterilization - Illinois Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
- Hoosiers eye sterilization as abortion ban moves - Indiana Capital Chronicle
- Consent for Sterilization - Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
- Does medicaid cover tubal ligation in Louisiana - Doc Hub
- Legislative Document 1660 - Maine Legislature
- Maryland Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program Administrative Guidelines - Maryland Department of Health
- Sterilization Consent Form Guidelines - Mass Gov
- Birth Control for Women - Health & Human Services
- Sterilization - Department of Human Services
- Title 23, Part 202, Hospital Services - Mississippi Division of Medicaid
- Section 7 Family Planning Services - Missouri Gov
- 37.86.104 Physicial Services, Requirements - Administrative Rules of Montana
- Sterilization Consent Form Tubal Ligation and Vasectomy - Nebraska Division of Medicaid and Long Term Care
- Welcome to Nevada Medicaid and Nevada Check Up - Nevada Legislature
- Physician Services, N.J.A.C. 10:54-5.41, Sterilization; General - New Jersey Department of Human Services (through June 16, 2025)
- Sterilization Consent Form - Health New York
- After Roe decision, an increased interest in sterilization procedures. What to know - The News & Observer
- Sterilization and Hysterectomy - North Dakota Health & Human Services
- Billing for Codes and Services - Oklahoma Health Care Authority
- 1141.55. Payment conditions for sterilizations - Pennsylvania Code
- Service Requiring Adherence to Federal Guidelines - The Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Birth Control for Women - South Carolina Department of Health
- Tenncare Sterilization Consent Form Instructions - TN Gov
- 5620 Sterilization Procedures, Consent, Billing and Reporting - Texas Health and Human Services
- 2006 Utah Code - 62A-6-102 — Sterilization of persons 18 years of age or older- Justia
- Code of Virginia - Virginia Law
- The Vermont Statutes Online - Vermont Legislature
- Your Sterilization Operation In West Virginia - WVMMIS
- Idaho Statutes - Idaho Legislature
- Consent for Sterilization - Well Care KY
- Sterilization - New Mexico Department of Health
- ORS 435.305 Voluntary sterilization authorized - Oregon Public Laws
- Medicaid Provider Guide - Washington State Health Care Authority
- Sterilization Consent Form - Wyoming Medicaid Provider Portal
- Consent for Sterilization - Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Consent of Sterilization - New Hampshire Healthy Families
- NC General Statutes - North Carolina General Assembly
- Family Planning and Sterilization Services - South Dakota Medicaid
- Consent Form - Highmark Health Options
- Instructions for Completing Form HHS-687 Consent for Sterilization - Ohio Department of Medicaid
Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation SterilizationBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Median
21
Middle half 19.5 – 21
Average
20.24
46 states
Highest
21
California
Lowest
18
Vermont
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50 states · # = rank by Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation Sterilization
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Texas | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Florida | 21 | — |
| 1 |  New York | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Pennsylvania | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Illinois | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Michigan | 21 | — |
| 1 |  New Jersey | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Arizona | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Tennessee | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Indiana | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Missouri | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Maryland | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Colorado | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Wisconsin | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Minnesota | 21 | — |
| 1 |  South Carolina | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Alabama | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Kentucky | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Louisiana | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Oklahoma | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Nevada | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Iowa | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Arkansas | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Mississippi | 21 | — |
| 1 |  New Mexico | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Nebraska | 21 | — |
| 1 |  West Virginia | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Montana | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Rhode Island | 21 | — |
| 1 |  South Dakota | 21 | — |
| 1 |  North Dakota | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Alaska | 21 | — |
| 1 |  Wyoming | 21 | — |
| 35 |  Hawaii | 19 | — |
| 36 |  Georgia | 18 | — |
| 36 |  North Carolina | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Virginia | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Washington | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Massachusetts | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Connecticut | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Utah | 18 | — |
| 36 |  New Hampshire | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Maine | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Delaware | 18 | — |
| 36 |  Vermont | 18 | — |
| — |  Ohio | — | No legal minimum age, but must be 21 to sign consent form. |
| — |  Oregon | — | Recommended to be of legal age |
| — |  Kansas | — | Recommended to be of legal age |
| — |  Idaho | — | Recommended to be of legal age |
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation Sterilization?
- California has the highest Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation Sterilization, at 21, followed by Texas (21) and Florida (21).
- Which state has the lowest Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation Sterilization?
- Vermont has the lowest Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation Sterilization, at 18.
- What is the median Minimum Age Required for Tubal Ligation Sterilization across US states?
- The median is 21 across the 46 US states with data.
- Where does this tubal ligation laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Information for Women - Alabama Government Website; Alaska Medicaid Payment for Physician Sterilization, 7 AAC 110.415 - Justia; Sterilization by a Physician, 7 AAC 110.415 - Alaska Legislature; Facts About Sterilization for Women - Alabama Department of Public Health.