New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-E - Former Division of Elderly and Adult Services
Chapter He-E 500 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part He-E 502 - OLDER AMERICANS ACT SERVICES: TITLE IIIB - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, TITLE IIIC1 AND C2 - NUTRITION PROGRAM POLICIES, AND TITLE IIID - DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES
Section He-E 502.28 - Nutrition Services: Congregate Meals

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-E 502.28

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Contract agencies providing congregate meals shall:

(1) Provide meals in a congregate setting that affords opportunity for social contact; and

(2) Comply with state and local regulations on the safe and sanitary handling of food, equipment and supplies used in the storage, preparation, service, and delivery of meals as described in He-P 2300.

(b) Congregate meals shall include at least one hot or other appropriate meal per day for 5 or more days per week except in rural areas where such frequency is not feasible and a lesser frequency is approved by BEAS.

(c) Contract agencies approved to provide services at a lesser frequency pursuant to (b) above shall keep the approval on file. Approval of a contract with a lesser frequency shall constitute approval pursuant to (b) above.

(d) Each meal shall:

(1) Include a minimum of 33 1/3 percent of the dietary reference intakes established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and comply with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services "Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025" (Ninth Edition), available as noted in Appendix A; and

(2) Accommodate, to the extent possible, the special dietary needs or preference of the individual, including recommendations from the individual's licensed practitioner, or preferences stemming from the individual's cultural or religious background.

(e) In addition to offering congregate meals to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements contained in this rule, contract agencies providing this service may also offer a meal, on the same basis as meals provided to eligible older individuals, to:

(1) The spouses of individuals who accompany them to the meal site;

(2) Persons providing volunteer services as part of the meal service, including caregivers during meal hours;

(3) Persons with disabilities under the age of 60 who reside at home with an individual who is receiving Title III services; and

(4) Persons with disabilities under the age of 60 who reside in housing facilities occupied by older individuals where congregate meals are provided.

(f) Contract agencies providing nutrition services: congregate meals shall keep a service provision log of all meals that includes:

(1) The date of the meal;

(2) The name of the person the meal was provided to; and

(3) Comment on any follow-up service provided.

(See Revision Note at part heading for He-E 502) #10530, eff 2-28-14

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