S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7365
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 25, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- 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 (nn) to read as follows:
(NN) 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,
AND THE PROVISION OF ANY FOOD INDICATED BY SUCH ASSESSMENT, THERAPY OR
COUNSELING AND, ORDERED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL ACTING WITHIN
THEIR LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF TREATING ONE OR MORE CHRONIC CONDITIONS FOR AN INDI-
VIDUAL WHO IS LIMITED IN THEIR 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.
LBD04026-03-5
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