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SB 488: Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention

GENERAL BILL by Polsky

Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, in conjunction with the Department of Health, to establish the Food is Medicine Pilot Program to provide Medicaid coverage for purchases and deliveries of prescribed health-promoting foods under certain circumstances; requiring the agency, in conjunction with the department, to seek federal approval and waivers for the pilot program; requiring allocation of a portion of the pilot program implementation budget to a specified organization for the establishment of a specified center, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/15/2023 Senate • Filed
11/28/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Health Policy