Section He-E 801.19 - Home-Delivered Meals Services(a) Home-delivered meals, as defined in He-E 801.02(v) and provided as a covered service, shall include:(1) The delivery of nutritionally balanced meals to the participant's home; and(2) Concurrent with meal delivery, monitoring of the participant's wellbeing, and the reporting of emergencies, crises, or potentially harmful situations shall be made to emergency personnel or the participant's case manager, as appropriate.(b) All home-delivered meals shall: (1) Include at least one-third of the dietary reference intakes r, established by the U. S. Department of Agriculture for dietary reference intakes as specified in the United States Department of Agriculture's, "Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025" (Ninth Edition), available as noted in Appendix A; and(2) Meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommended Dietary Guidelines for Americans as specified in the United States Department of Agriculture's, "Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025" (Ninth Edition), incorporated in (1) above and available as noted in Appendix A.(c) Providers of home-delivered meals services shall:(1) Be enrolled and contracted with the department to provide home-delivered meal services to adults;(2) Ensure that meals are prepared and delivered in compliance with the comprehensive care plan and with any applicable state, federal, or local requirements;(3) Provide meals that accommodate diabetic or salt restricted diets, or both, as requested by the case manager;(4) Provide visual verification that the participant is home and that there are no unusual circumstances that may cause someone to suspect harm or potential harm to the participant; and(5) Report any observations of unusual circumstances to the designated agency supervisor or, in the case of an emergency, call emergency personnel.(d) Home-delivered meals services shall not be a covered service when the meal is provided at an adult day program, residential care facility, or a congregate meal site.N.H. Code Admin. R. He-E 801.19
(See Revision Note at part heading for He-E 801) #9969, eff 8-8-11
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 32, Filed August 8, 2019, Proposed by #12830, Effective 8/7/2019, Expires 2/3/2020.Amended by Volume XLII Number 6, Filed February 10, 2022, Proposed by #13340, Effective 1/29/2022, Expires 1/29/2032 (formerly He-E 801.18).