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Cambrooke Foods is committed to changing the way people with errors of protein metabolism, such as PKU and MSUD, experience their diet.

Our low protein food products are developed for nutritional safety, exceptional taste, and dietary convenience.

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State Legislation

Does my state mandate insurance coverage for medically prescribed foods and formulas?

If you or a family member has PKU or other inherited metabolic disorder, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement for your formula and Low Protein food purchases.

Cambrooke Foods accepts assignment from state agencies and private insurance companies.

For information on how to obtain reimbursement for Cambrooke Foods' products, please see the insurance guidelines.

The following table provides an overview of 36 states with current or pending legislation that mandates reimbursement for foods and/or formula for people with PKU and other inherited metabolic disorders. Cambrooke Foods will make every effort to update this table as new information becomes available. Please let us know if you find any discrepancies in coverage.

States Requiring Insurance Coverage for
Medically Prescribed Foods

  Diet Coverage Limitations Provider
State Bill # Date Adopted Formula Food Annual Food Age State Insurance
AL SB 313 5/21/91 yes no none no no yes
AR HB 2043 4/18/00 yes yes 50% of expenditures, up to $5,000 no no yes
AK HB 183 4/5/99 yes yes $2,400 annual tax credit per child no no yes
CA SB148 1/6/99 yes yes none 18 no yes
CT HB 7040 10/1/97 yes yes none no no yes
DE Legislation Pending
FL HB 853 5/1/95 yes yes $2500 for foods 24 no yes
HI HB 326 Jan-99 yes yes none no no yes
IL Legislation Pending
KS HB 2255 4/22/97 yes yes $1,500 18 yes no
KY HB 202 7/14/00 yes yes $4,000 no yes yes
ME HB 401 2/14/95 yes yes $3,000 for foods 18 no yes
MD HB 509 5/9/95 yes yes none no no yes
MA HB 5622 11/24/93 yes yes $2,500 no no yes
MN 256B.0625 Unknown yes yes none no no yes
MS HB 1160 pending yes yes $5,000 no no yes
MO HB 266 4/25/99 yes no none 21 no yes
NE LB 610 4/15/98 yes yes $2,000 for foods no yes yes
NV AB 394 7/16/97 yes yes $2,500 for foods 21 yes yes
NH HB1431 8/18/95 yes yes $1,800 for foods no yes yes
NJ SB 1887 12/11/97 yes yes none no no yes
NM HB0289 07/01/03 yes yes none yes yes yes
NY Law A.1818- A, Chapter 380, Chapter 177 Chapter 380, 2/1/94; Chapter 177, 1/1/98 yes yes $2,500 no no yes
NC 13OA-125, Article 5 7/1/97 yes no none no yes no
ND Chapter 257, S.L. 4/21/2001 yes yes $3,000 no no yes
OR HB 2388 5/20/97 yes yes none no no yes
PA SB 7059 12/20/96 yes no none no no yes
SC SB 485 pending
SD SB 89 3/10/92 yes no none no no yes
TN HB 165 7/1/96 yes no none no no yes
TX Texas Insurance code HB 1751 9/1/99 yes no $3500 no no yes
UT HB 205 2/6/98 yes no none no no yes
VT SB 253 10/1/98 yes yes $2,500 no no yes
VA HB 0452 3/1/00 yes yes $2,000 for foods 18, and pregnant women yes yes
WA SB 6433 3/22/88 yes no none no no yes
WV Statute Number 383.14 Unknown yes yes none no yes no
WI Act 157, Statute 253.13 3/8/83 current yes yes none 21, and women of child-bearing years yes no

(1) This column identifies the reimbursing entity. "Insurance" indicates that private insurance companies, including PPOs and HMOs, are mandated to reimburse. "State" indicates that there is a state agency or program that oversees the reimbursement of these products. In some states, both entities will oversee reimbursement.

NOTE: In most states, reimbursement is not mandatory for people who are self-insured (example: ERISA plans). Further, if families are eligible for WIC (Women Infants and Children) or Medicaid, those national programs often supercede state legislated reimbursement programs. To find out if you are eligible for WIC or Medicaid, contact your state's Social Services Department.

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