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2010 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: May
Food and Friends

Item 288 #4h

Item 288 #4h

First Year - FY2011 Second Year - FY2012
Health And Human Resources
Health, Department of FY2011 $850,000 FY2012 $850,000 GF

Language
Page 189, line 28, strike "$13,284,333" and insert "$14,134,333".
Page 189, line 28, strike "$13,284,333" and insert "$14,134,333".
Page 192, after line 37, insert:
"X. Out of this appropriation, $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to the Food & Friends to provide meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to individuals living with life-challenging illnesses such as cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS and end-stage renal failure. To be eligible for services, individuals must have a qualifying primary illness, compromised nutritional status and a limited ability to prepare meals due to factors such as disability, illness or medical treatment."


Explanation
(This amendment provides $850,000 from the general fund each year to Food & Friends for home-delivered specialized meals and nutrition counseling to hundreds of Virginia residents who otherwise would not be offered such medically needed services. Food & Friends provides meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to individuals with cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS and end-stage renal failure. To be eligible for services, individuals must have a qualifying primary illness, compromised nutritional status and a limited ability to prepare meals due to factors such as disability, illness or medical treatment. Appropriate home-based nutrition is critical and a medically necessary service avoids more costly in-patient institutional care.)