What's happening
This bill adds Medicaid coverage for medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy for individuals with chronic conditions in New York.
Why it matters
Targets individuals with chronic conditions who are limited in daily activities. , aiming to provide additional support for some of the most vulnerable Medicaid recipients, potentially reducing hospitalizations and improving quality of life.
Defines and formalizes the role of certified dieticians and nutritionists. in creating and administering medically tailored meal plans, which could help standardize care and ensure that nutrition therapy is evidence-based and professionally managed.
Requires that Medicaid only covers these services if federal funds are available. , meaning the expansion is partly contingent on federal approval and support, which could affect its implementation timeline and scope.
Mandates prompt regulatory action by the state health commissioner. , signaling an intent to move quickly on operationalizing these benefits, which could lead to faster access to care and potentially serve as a model for other states.
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Cover Medically Tailored Meals
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History
- Referred to ways and means
- Print number 2794b
- Amend and recommit to ways and means
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Print number 2794a
- Amend and recommit to health
- Referred to health
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Cover Medically Tailored Meals
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Gustavo Rivera
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2794--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy for the purpose of disease management
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (ff) to read as follows:
(ff) medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy. As used in this paragraph, "medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy" means nutritional assessment, nutritional therapy, and nutritional counseling provided by a certified dietician or certified nutritionist, including the provision of any food indicated by the nutritional assessment and the delivery of such food, ordered by a health care professional acting within his or her lawful scope of practice under title eight of the education law, for the purpose of treating one or more chronic conditions for an individual who is limited in his or her activities of daily living; and provided that there is federal financial participation in the costs of services provided under this paragraph.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the commissioner of health shall adopt regulations and take other actions reasonably necessary to implement this act on that date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03807-04-9
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