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

General Bill by Caruso
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
Last Event: Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation on Thursday, November 2, 2023 10:24 AM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 488 Subject: Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
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: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
409.90203 SB 488