Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XXI - Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
Subpart 7 - Community Choices Waiver
Chapter 83 - Covered Services
Section XXI-8317 - Home Delivered Meals
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The purpose of home delivered meals is to assist in meeting the nutritional needs of an individual in support of the maintenance of self-sufficiency and enhancing the quality of life.
B. Up to two nutritionally balanced meals per day may be delivered to the home of an eligible participant who is unable to leave his/her home without assistance, unable to prepare his/her own meals, and/or has no responsible caregiver in the home.
C. Each meal shall provide a minimum of one-third of the current recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for the participant as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture. The provision of home delivered meals does not provide a full nutritional regimen.
D. Medically tailored meals (MTMs) may be delivered to participants with chronic conditions when discharging from the hospital and/or nursing facility. In addition, participants will receive nutritional guidance to support healthy food choices for their third meal and snacks.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
