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


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  • (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.


Effective: 5/1/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 1/31/2019 and 05/01/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 173.522, 173.52 , 173.391, 173.02, 173.01
Rule Amplifies: 173.39 , 173.522; 42 C.F.R. 441.352, 173.52 , 173.391
Prior Effective Dates: 03/31/2006, 03/17/2011, 09/01/2016