Ohio Admin. Code 173-4-08 - Older Americans Act nutrition program: nutrition education
(A) "Nutrition education" means an
intervention targeting consumers and caregivers that uses information
dissemination, instruction, and training with the intent to support food,
nutrition, and physical activity choices and behaviors (related to nutritional
status) in order to maintain or improve health and address nutrition-related
conditions.
(B) Requirements for
every AAA-provider agreement for nutrition education paid, in whole or in part,
with Older Americans Act funds:
(a)(4)
Approved evaluation methodology: The provider
shall implement a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of its nutrition
education that has the AAA's approval before the provider implements it.
(1)
General requirements: The AAA-provider
agreement is subject to the requirements in
rule 173-3-06 of the Administrative
Code for every AAA-provider agreement paid, in whole
or in part, with Older Americans Act funds.
(2) Approved content: The provider shall
provide education content that meets the following requirements:
(a) A licensed dietitian
has approved it as promoting better
health.
(b) It is consistent with
the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans."
(c) It is accurate, culturally sensitive,
regionally appropriate, and considerate of personal preferences, including a
consumer's needs interests and abilities (including literacy level).
(d) It supports food, nutrition, and physical
activity choices and behaviors in order to maintain or improve health and
address nutrition-related conditions.
(3) Education format: The provider may
provide education in person, through remote formats (including video, audio, or
online), or through the distribution of materials. The provider shall use a
format that is culturally sensitive, regionally appropriate, and considers
personal preferences, including a consumer's needs and abilities.
(4) Approved evaluation
methodology:
(b) The provider shall retain
records of all evaluations that it completes using the methodology in paragraph
(B)(4)(a) of this rule.
(5) Frequency: In
the
The AAA-provider agreement, the AAA shall require
obligate the
provider to provide nutrition education according to one of the following three
options:
(a) The provider offers nutrition
education at least two times per year.
(b) The provider offers nutrition counseling
according to rule
173-4-07 of the Administrative
Code instead of nutrition education within a particular county.
(c) A combination of paragraphs (B)(5)(a) and
(B)(5)(b) of this rule.
(6) Special requirements for congregate
dining projects: If the AAA-provider agreement requires
obligates
the provider to offer nutrition education through a congregate dining project,
the provider shall comply with the following requirements :
(a)
The provider shall offer
Offer nutrition education in group
sessions.
(b)
Report the following mandatory reporting items
For
for each
unit of service, the provider shall record each
consumer's name (e.g., in a list); the service date and duration of service;
the educational topic; the service units; the instructor's name; and the
instructor's signature attesting to the accuracy of the record.
session to comply with the requirements under paragraph
(B)(9) of rule
173-3-06 of the Administrative
Code:
(i)
Each
consumer's name (e.g., in a list).
(ii)
Session
date.
(iii)
Duration of session.
(iv)
Educational
topic.
(v)
Instructor's name.
(vi)
Unique
identifier of the instructor to attest to providing the
session.
(7) Special requirements for home-delivered
meal projects and congregate dining projects based in restaurants and
supermarkets: If the AAA-provider agreement requires
obligates
the provider to offer nutrition education through a home-delivered meal project
or congregate dining project based in restaurants or supermarkets, the
provider shall retain a record to show the number of
consumers who received the approved content, the service date, the topic of the
approved content, and the provider's signature.
following are the mandatory reporting items for the
service that a provider retains to comply with the requirements under paragraph
(B)(9) of rule
173-3-06 of the Administrative
Code:
(a)
Number
of consumers who received the approved content.
(b)
Service
date.
(c)
Topic of approved content.
(d)
Unique identifier
of the provider to attest to providing the approved content.
(C) Units: A unit of
nutrition education is one nutrition education session per consumer whether
provided in person, through remote formats (including video, audio, or online),
or through the distribution of materials.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 121.07, 173.01, 173.02, 173.392; 42 U.S.C. 3025; 45 C.F.R. 1321.11, 1321.17
Rule Amplifies: 173.39, 173.392; 42 U.S.C. 3020e, 3025, 3030e, 3030f, 3030g-21; 45 C.F.R. 1321.11, 1321.17
Prior Effective Dates: 03/05/2009, 07/12/2012, 09/01/2016, 01/29/2022
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