Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 2
Subtitle 09 - MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Chapter 10.09.81 - Increased Community Services (ICS) Program
Section 10.09.81.32 - Covered Services - Home-Delivered Meals
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.09.81.32
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Definition. "Unit of service" means one meal delivered to the participant's home, including the cost of the food, food preparation, and delivery.
B. The meal shall be intended for consumption at home.
C. This service may not constitute the participant's full nutritional regimen of three meals per day.
D. Each meal shall:
(1) Be nutritionally adequate for the
participant's age based on the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) or Dietary
Reference Intake (DRI), as established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the
National Research Council; and
(2)
Meet either of the following:
(a) At least
one-third of the RDA or DRI; or
(b)
Therapeutic or restrictive diet requirements ordered by the participant's
physician, dietitian, or nutritionist, including any ordered nutritional
supplements.
E. The ICS Program's coverage under this regulation may not:
(1) Result, when combined
with home-delivered meals received under Title III of the Older Americans Act,
in public funding for the participant's full daily nutritional regimen of three
meals; or
(2) Supplant payment for
home-delivered meals under Title III.
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