Medically supportive food.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's status is noted as 'Passed Legislature', but the effective date is not specified in the provided official source material.

Medically Supportive Food for Medi-Cal Patients

This resolution asks Medi-Cal managed care plans to continue and expand food and nutrition help for people on Medi-Cal using federal rules until these services can be added as regular Medi-Cal benefits.

What This Bill Does

• Asks Medi-Cal managed care plans in California to sustain and expand medically supportive food and nutrition services offerings.
• Uses federal In Lieu of Services (ILOS) authority to support these efforts until the services can become permanent benefits under Medi-Cal.

Who It Names or Affects

• Medi-Cal managed care plans in California
• People who receive Medi-Cal benefits

Terms To Know

In Lieu of Services (ILOS)

A federal rule that allows states to use funds for certain services instead of others, helping to support medically supportive food and nutrition services.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify when these services will become permanent Medi-Cal benefits.
• It is unclear what specific actions Medi-Cal managed care plans must take beyond the encouragement provided in this resolution.

Official Summary Text

SCR 160, as introduced, Weber Pierson.
Medically supportive food.
This measure would call on Medi-Cal managed care plans operating across the state of California to sustain and expand medically supportive food and nutrition services offerings to Medi-Cal patients through federal In Lieu of Services (ILOS) authority until these services can become permanent Medi-Cal benefits.

Current Bill Text

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