NY A07365

Adds medically tailored meals and medical nutrition therapy as a covered benefit under New York's Medicaid program

Defines coverage to include nutritional assessment, therapy, and counseling provided by certified dieticians or nutritionists, plus any food indicated by such services

Requires services to be ordered by a licensed health care professional for treating chronic conditions in individuals with limited activities of daily living

Coverage is contingent on federal financial participation in the costs of these services

Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with the Commissioner of Health required to adopt implementing regulations immediately upon passage