Bill Summary

HB 253 Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Caruso
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Summary
Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention: Requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to establish Food Is Medicine Pilot Program to provide Medicaid coverage for purchases & deliveries of prescribed health-promoting foods; requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to seek federal approval & waivers for pilot program; requires federal waiver application to seek matching funds; requires referrals of pilot program patients to certain federal & federally funded programs; requires allocation of portion of pilot program implementation budgets to specified organization for establishment of specified center; provides operation requirements for center. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
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committees of reference
» H Select Committee on Health Innovation
   H Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
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Actions
10/23/23
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Filed
11/02/23
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Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
11/02/23
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Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
03/08/24
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Died in Select Committee on Health Innovation
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bill text & filed amendments
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Filed on 10/23/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
409.90203
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