New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 9 - HUMAN RIGHTS
Chapter 2 - AGE
Part 18 - NUTRITION SERVICES
Section 9.2.18.10 - NUTRITION SERVICE PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Nutrition service providers shall:
A. Establish and administer nutrition program(s) with the advice of nutrition professionals, participants, and others knowledgeable about the needs of older individuals;
B. Provide eight (8) hours per year of food service training to nutrition staff;
C. Provide congregate, home-delivered meals, or both, on a regularly scheduled basis;
D. Assess the need for home delivered meals based on established criteria;
E. Have a disaster plan in place to address the availability of meals in emergencies;
F. Maintain required food services licensure or certification;
G. Prepare, publicize, and adhere to a monthly menu that meets the dietary needs and ethnic and cultural preferences of participants;
H.Conduct and document testing and temperature control procedures to ensure that meals are served or delivered at appropriate temperatures;
I.Conduct outreach at least annually to ensure that the maximum number of eligible persons have the opportunity to participate in the program;
J.Provide nutrition education for participants at each congregate meal site at least every three (3) months for ffiteen (15) minutes or more and provide nutrition education for home-delivered meal recipients through materials sent to the home, home visits, or telephone contact at least twice annually;
K.Report cases of suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation to adult protective services; report to designated authorities any conditions or circumstances which place participants in imminent danger;
L.Obtain prior written approval of the area agency on aging that funds the program prior to cancelling services, closing a site or reducing days of operation, except in the case of inclement weather per area agency on aging policy;
M.Maintain, at a minimum, the following:
N.Persons under the age of eligibility may consume a meal when it will not deprive an eligible individual of a meal. These persons must pay the full cost of the meal.