Florida House Bill 253

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Select Committee on Health Innovation
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention

Rep. Mike Caruso [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-08	House	Died in Select Committee on Health Innovation
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-11-02	House	Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
2023-11-02	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2023-11-02	House	Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-11-02	House	Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
2023-10-23	House	Filed

H265 (Similar To) 2023-10-27 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
S488 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Died in Health Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
409	90203		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/253
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/253/BillText/Filed/PDF