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Rule 173-4-09 | Older Americans Act nutrition program: nutrition health screening.

 

(A) Definitions for this rule:

"High nutritional risk" means the status of a consumer whose score on the ODA form labeled "Determine Your Own Nutritional Health" (ODA0010, rev. May, 2009) is a six or above.

"Nutrition health screening" ("screening") means using the ODA form labeled "Determine Your Own Nutritional Health" (ODA0010, rev. May, 2009) to screen a consumer for nutritional risks and, if the screening determines the consumer to be at high nutritional risk, referring consumer to home and community-based services with potential for reducing the risk.

(B) Requirements for every AAA-provider agreement for nutrition health screening paid, in whole or in part, with Older Americans Act funds:

(1) The AAA-provider agreement is subject to rule 173-3-06 of the Administrative Code.

(2) Stand-alone or part: The provider may screen consumers as a stand-alone service or as part of a nutrition project or nutrition counseling.

(3) Venue: The provider may screen consumers by telephone, video conference, or in person, but is strongly encouraged to screen consumers in person.

(4) Checklist: The provider shall use an ODA form labeled "Determine Your Own Nutritional Health" (ODA0010, rev. May, 2009) to screen consumers for nutritional risks at least once every calendar year.

(5) Referrals: If a screening determines a consumer to be at high nutritional risk, the provider shall refer the consumer to home and community-based services with potential for reducing the risk.

(6) Service verification: The following are the mandatory reporting items for each screening 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 screening.

(c) Provider's name.

(d) An indication of whether the consumer is at high nutritional risk.

(C) Units:

(1) One unit of nutrition health screening provided as a stand-alone service is a single instance of screening one consumer.

(2) When a provider provides nutrition health screening as part of another service paid, in whole or in part, with Older Americans Act funds, the screening is part of the cost of providing a unit of a meal through the other service.

Last updated January 3, 2023 at 8:40 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 121.07, 173.01, 173.02, 173.392; 42 U.S.C. 3025; 45 C.F.R. 1321.11, 1321.17
Amplifies: 173.39, 173.392; 42 U.S.C. 3025, 3030e, 3030f, 3030g-21; 45 C.F.R. 1321.11, 1321.17
Five Year Review Date: 11/30/2027
Prior Effective Dates: 3/5/2009, 7/5/2012, 9/1/2016, 6/11/2020 (Emer.), 12/31/2020, 3/20/2022