1. (1) The Department shall establish, authorize, purchase, and monitor the standards for Medicaid paid home delivered meals.
2. (2) Case managers must authorize Medicaid home delivered meal services.

3. (3) Subsequent yearly nutrition education:

   1. (a) May be determined by local Medicaid home delivered meal providers; and
   2. (b) Will be monitored by the Medicaid case manager at least annually.
4. (4) Provision of the home delivered meals reduces the need for reliance on paid staff during some meal times, so meal preparation hours in the service plan must be reduced.
5. (5) The Department shall make payments to Medicaid paid home delivered meal providers for all home-delivered meals provided to participants.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 410.070, 411.060 & 411.070

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 410.070

History

APD 14-2014, f. & cert. ef 6-4-14