(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:
(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.
Replaces: 173-4-09
