HB 253 -  Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention

by Caruso
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
Last Event: Died in Select Committee on Health Innovation on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Select Committee on Health Innovation Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Select Committee on Health Innovation Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation Time: 11/02/2023 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Select Committee on Health Innovation Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 11/02/2023 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 11/02/2023 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation Time: 11/02/2023 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Select Committee on Health Innovation Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 10/23/2023 - 3:14 PM Member: Caruso Committee: Version: __

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409.90203 SB 488