MS HB163

Department of Human Services, State Department of Health, and Division of Medicaid must prepare a video on proper nutrition, healthy eating habits, obesity prevention, and breast-feeding importance for display in offices where TANF, SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid benefits are provided.

Applicants and recipients of TANF, SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid benefits may view the nutrition video in agency offices.

Agencies must prepare additional videos covering prenatal health care, sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence education, birth control, marriage education, parenting skills, family preservation, and fatherhood for distribution to specified recipients.

Videos must be distributed to young TANF recipients ages 13-20 who are pregnant or have children, Medicaid family planning waiver participants, obstetrics/gynecology providers, county health departments, WIC centers, and family resource centers, with copies available to the public upon request.

Effective date: July 1, 2017.