Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
The following are the requirements to
include in every AAA-provider agreement for a congregate dining project based
in restaurants or grocery stores paid, in whole or in part, with Older
Americans Act funds:
(A)
The AAA-provider agreement is subject to rules
173-3-06 and
173-4-05 of the Administrative
Code.
(B)
Eligibility verification: The provider shall use one of
the following three methods to verify consumers' eligibility when complying
with the eligibility-verification requirements in rule
173-4-03 of the Administrative
Code:
(1)
Identification card method (whether or not electronically
verified): The provider that uses this method registers each consumer that it
serves and issues the consumer an identification card. When the consumer visits
the restaurant or grocery store, the consumer provides the identification card
to the designated staff person at the restaurant or grocery store to receive a
prepared meal. The provider may use an electronic verification system to
validate the identification card.
(2)
Voucher method
(whether or not electronically verified): The provider that uses this method
registers each consumer that it serves and issues the consumer a voucher. When
the consumer visits the restaurant or grocery store, the consumer provides a
voucher to the designated staff person at the restaurant or grocery store to
receive a prepared meal. The provider may use an electronic verification system
to validate the voucher.
(3)
Handwritten verification method: Before providing a
consumer the first meal, the provider that uses this method collects
information required by the AAA and obtains a unique identifier from the
consumer.
(C)
Consumer contributions: The provider shall use one of
the following two methods for soliciting consumer contributions when complying
with the consumer-contribution requirements in rule
173-3-07 of the Administrative
Code:
(1)
The
provider that uses the consumer identification method in paragraph (B)(1) or
(B)(3) of this rule solicits the consumer to voluntarily contribute to the cost
of the meals when the provider provides the meals.
(2)
The provider that
uses the method in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule solicits the consumer to
voluntarily contribute to the cost of the meals when the provider provides the
vouchers.
(D)
Emergency closings: The provider shall distribute
information to consumers on how to stock an emergency food
shelf.
(E)
Quality assurance: The provider shall elicit consumer's
comments on dining environments, food appearance, type of food, food
temperatures, and staff professionalism.
(F)
Meal
verification:
(1)
The following are the mandatory reporting items for
each meal provided that a provider retains to comply with the requirements
under paragraph (B)(9) of rule
173-3-06 of the Administrative
Code:
(a)
Consumer's name.
(b)
Date of meal
provision.
(c)
Unique identifier of the consumer or the consumer's
caregiver to attest to receiving the meal.
(2)
During a state of
emergency declared by the governor or a federal public health emergency, the
provider may verify each meal provided without collecting a unique identifier
of the consumer or the consumer's caregiver.
Replaces: 173-4-05.3
