BILL AS INTRODUCED H.841
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1 H.841
2 SHORT FORM
3 Introduced by Representatives Bluemle of Burlington and Leavitt of Grand
4 Isle
5 Referred to Committee on
6 Date:
7 Subject: Health; medical food; tube feeding; blenderized whole foods
8 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to increase
9 access to a blenderized whole foods diet for individuals who receive nutrition
10 through a feeding tube by providing financial assistance to qualifying
11 individuals and families to purchase nutritious whole foods, by providing
12 educational opportunities for families and health care providers regarding best
13 practices for blenderized food diets, and by providing support and resources
14 for individuals and families who elect to prepare blenderized foods for
15 themselves or for friends or family members who require tube feeding.
16 An act relating to increasing access to a blenderized whole foods diet for
17 individuals receiving nutrition through a feeding tube
18 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
19 (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS)
VT LEG #373213 v.1