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Apr 15, 2024 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 21, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 20, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 19, 2024 |
1st report cal.694 |
Jan 22, 2024 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 31, 2023 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 20, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 16, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 15, 2023 |
1st report cal.525 |
Feb 14, 2023 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S4790
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S4790 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4790 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4790 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to medical assist- ance coverage for medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy for the purpose of disease management PURPOSE: Provides coverage for medically tailored meals. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new paragraph (kk) to subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law as it relates to medically tailored meals. This section defines "medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy" which are used to treat one or more chronic conditions for an individual who is limited in theirr activities of daily living. Section 2 provides the effective date.
2023-S4790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4790 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to medical assist- ance coverage for medically tailored meals and medical nutrition ther- apy for the purpose of disease management THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 365-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new paragraph (kk) to read as follows: (KK) MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY. AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, "MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND MEDICAL NUTRITION THER- APY" 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 ASSESS- MENT AND THE DELIVERY OF SUCH FOOD, ORDERED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFES- SIONAL 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 ACTIV- ITIES 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 neces- sary to implement this act on that date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08048-01-3
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