Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6774
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 8, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 8, 2020
Latest Action
May 8, 2020
Origin Chamber
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Type
Bill
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Bill Number
6774
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
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Summary

Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2020

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a demonstration program to allow hospitals to provide medically tailored, home-delivered meals to Medicare beneficiaries who have a diet-impacted disease (e.g., kidney disease) and have daily living limitations.

Participating hospitals must (1) retain a physician, registered dietitian or nutrition professional, or clinical social worker to screen, monitor, and coordinate services for individuals who receive meals through the program; and (2) contract with experienced organizations for meal delivery. Hospitals may choose to also provide meals to an individual's primary caregiver or to a dependent under the age of 18 who resides in the same household.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/08/2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/08/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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