12 CCR 2510-1-10.412.8 - Nutrition Services (Home Delivered) Data and Records, Registration and Assessment [Rev. eff. 12/1/10]

A. Data Records

1. Nutrition providers shall maintain an approved copy of the menu cycles and analyses on file and available for review by the AAA or SUA during normal business hours.

2. Menus and recipes shall be analyzed using a nutrient software package to ensure compliance with the most recent dietary guidelines shall be approved by a registered dietitian, a dietetic technician, registered, or a nutritionist.

3. Only tested quality recipes, adjusted to yield the number of servings needed, shall be used.

4. Substitutions or deviations from the approved menu(s) shall be documented.

5. Menu cycles and nutrient analysis shall be maintained for a minimum of three (3) years for audit purposes unless disposition is authorized by the contracting agency.

B. Registration

All recipients of congregate meals, home delivered meals, and nutrition counseling shall have a registration completed as prescribed by the State Unit on Aging.

C. Assessment

1. Older adults requesting home delivered meals shall be assessed using the assessment tool approved by the State Unit on Aging. Only those determined to be homebound or geographically isolated shall be eligible for a home delivered meal. Homebound status shall be documented at the nutrition project level. Homebound status shall be reassessed as prescribed by the State Unit on Aging in policies and procedures.

2. All older adults participating in nutrition programs whether congregate or home delivered meal programs shall be requested to complete the Colorado Consumer Assessment. No older adult who refuses to complete the consumer assessment shall be refused a service.

Notes

12 CCR 2510-1-10.412.8

39 CR 01, January 10, 2016, effective 2/1/2016