STANDARDS OF CARE

Standards of care are medical or psychological treatment guidelines, and can be general or specific. They specify appropriate treatment protocols based on scientific evidence, and collaboration between medical and/or psychological professionals involved in the treatment of a given condition.Some common examples include: Treatment standards applied within public hospitals to insure that all patients receive appropriate care regardless of financial means.Treatment standards for gender identity disorders
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In many countries or areas, an individual's pursuit of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is often governed, or at least guided, by documents called standards of care (SOC), or standards of care for gender identity disorders. Various medical and psychiatric fields have developed similar protocols for treatments, covering topics ranging from diabetes patients to sexual abuse victims.
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