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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6101
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3427
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. FOSTER, 57th Dist.
REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.
REP. ALLIE-BRENNAN, 2nd Dist.
REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
REP. ROBERTS, 137th Dist.
REP. BERGER-GIRVALO, 111th Dist.
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
REP. MCGEE T., 116th Dist.
REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.
REP. JOHNSON, 143rd Dist.
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
REP. BELTON, 100th Dist.
SEN. HONIG, 8th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF FOOD AS
MEDICINE AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE CONNECTICUT
FARMERS' MARKET/WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN NUTRITION
PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require the Commissioner 1
of Social Services to seek a federal Medicaid waiver under Section 1115 2
of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage for produce 3
prescriptions for Medicaid beneficiaries with nutrition-related chronic 4
diseases, and (2) address barriers to participation in the Connecticut 5
Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program 6
administered by the Department of Agriculture. 7 Proposed Bill No. 6101
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Statement of Purpose:
To expand access to fruits and vegetables for families with low incomes.