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Assembly Bill A2794B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals

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2019-A2794 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3458
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9863
2021-2022: A195, S1571
2023-2024: A7244, S4790
2025-2026: A7365, S1912

2019-A2794 - Summary

Requires medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy for the purpose of disease management.

2019-A2794 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2794
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred 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 (ff) to read as follows:
   (FF)  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  REGISTERED  DIETICIAN  NUTRITIONIST FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF DISEASE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF ANY FOOD INDI-
 CATED 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,  WHERE
 MEDICALLY  INDICATED  FOR  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS LIMITED IN HIS OR HER
 ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING  BY  ONE  OR  MORE  CHRONIC  CONDITIONS;  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; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly, 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.
                                                            LBD03807-01-9

2019-A2794A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3458
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9863
2021-2022: A195, S1571
2023-2024: A7244, S4790
2025-2026: A7365, S1912

2019-A2794A - Summary

Requires medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy for the purpose of disease management.

2019-A2794A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2794--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             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
 
 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 (ff) to read as follows:
   (FF) 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 REGISTERED  DIETICIAN  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  CONDI-
 TIONS 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 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.
                                                            LBD03807-02-9

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2019-A2794B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3458
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §365-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9863
2021-2022: A195, S1571
2023-2024: A7244, S4790
2025-2026: A7365, S1912

2019-A2794B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires medical assistance coverage for medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy for the purpose of disease management.

2019-A2794B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2794--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             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 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 (ff) to read as follows:
   (FF) 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.
                                                            LBD03807-04-9

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