- (1) Terms used in this rule are defined in Section 26B-5-101.
- (2) "Alternatives Program" means the Home and Community Based Alternatives Program as described in Rule R510-400.
- (3) "Congregate Meal" means a meal provided by a qualified nutrition provider to an eligible individual in a congregate or group setting.
- (4) "Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)" means a set of reference values used to plan and assess healthy nutrient intakes as established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
- (5) "Home Delivered Meal" means a meal provided to an eligible individual at the individual's place of residence.
- (6) "Medical Meal" means a meal that provides nutrient supplements when an individual's ability to tolerate or digest solid foods is limited.
- (7) "Modified Diet" means a meal that has been tailored to meet an individual's particular nutritional needs.
- (8) "Nutrition Education" means the information, instruction, or training to support nutritional and physical choices and behaviors to maintain or improve an individual's health.
- (9) "Nutrition Program" means a program that offers congregate and home delivered meals pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3030e and 42 U.S.C. 3030f.
- (10) "Nutrition Provider" means a local area agency that provides congregate or home delivered meals or an entity that provides congregate or home delivered meals pursuant to a formal contract or grant agreement with a local area agency.
- (11) "Provisional Meal" means a meal delivered to an individual who receives congregate meals, but who is unable to personally attend the congregate meal site for a limited period of time.
KEY: elderly, nutrition, home delivered meals, congregate meals
Date of Last Change: November 5, 2023
Notice of Continuation: June 29, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-6-104; 42 USC Section 3001