Iowa Code r. 17-7.14 - Nutrition performance standards

(1) Each meal served by the nutrition services provider, whether at a congregate meal site, home-delivered or elsewhere, must comply with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture, and provide to each participating older individual:

a. A minimum of 33 1/3 percent of the RDA/AI as established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, if the program provides one meal per day;

b. A minimum of 66 2/3 percent of the allowances if the program provides two meals per day; and

c. One hundred percent of the allowances if the program provides three meals per day.

(2) AAA shall ensure that the areawide percentage of residents with the greatest economic and social need is proportionately represented in the characteristics of individuals served in the nutrition program as outlined in 17-Chapter 6 for preference in service delivery.

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Iowa Code r. 17-7.14

ARC 8489B, IAB 1/27/10, effective 1/7/10; ARC 0623C, IAB 3/6/13, effective 4/10/13

ARC 8489B, IAB 1/27/10, effective 1/7/10; ARC 0623C, IAB 3/6/2013, effective 4/10/2013