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Rule 173-39-02.2 | ODA provider certification: alternative meals.

 

(A) "Alternative meals" means a participant-directed service for sustaining an individual's health by enabling the individual to procure up to two meals per day from a non-traditional provider, such as a restaurant, but not an adult day center.

(B) Every ODA-certified provider of alternative meals shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) General requirements:

(a) The provider shall comply with the requirements for every ODA-certified provider in rule 173-39-02 of the Administrative Code.

(b) The provider shall comply with all the requirements for home-delivered meals in rule 173-39-02.14 of the Administrative Code except the rule's delivery requirements.

(2) Provider qualifications: Only an ODA-certified agency provider shall provide alternative meals.

(C) Unit and rate:

(1) A unit of an alternative meals equals one meal provided according to this rule.

(2) The maximum rate allowable for one unit of an alternative meals is listed in appendix A to rule 5160-1-06.1 of the Administrative Code.

(3) The rates are subject to the rate-setting methodology in rule 5160-31-07 of the Administrative Code.

Last updated January 4, 2024 at 4:57 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 173.522, 173.52, 173.391, 173.02, 173.01
Amplifies: 173.39, 173.522; 42 C.F.R. 441.352, 173.52, 173.391
Five Year Review Date: 5/1/2024
Prior Effective Dates: 3/31/2006, 3/17/2011, 9/1/2016