Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services.

SB 1661 allows Texas Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services - such as medically tailored meals prescribed by healthcare providers - to Medicaid recipients in place of certain mental health or substance use disorder services, without requiring recipients to choose this option. The bill requires the state to annually report on how often these nutrition services are used and their costs, and to factor this data into payments for managed care organizations. It also mandates a biennial report on the health outcomes of providing nutrition support services to evaluate their effectiveness. This bill directly affects Medicaid recipients, managed care organizations, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.