HB 253

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention

Bill Subjects

(Adopted)

Abstract

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.

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Mar 08, 2024

House

Died in Select Committee on Health Innovation

Jan 09, 2024

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Nov 02, 2023

House

Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

House

Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation

House

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

House

Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation

Oct 23, 2023

House

Filed

Bill Text

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H 253 Filed PDF

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