Section 173-4-09 - Older Americans Act nutrition program: nutrition health screening(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
Ohio Admin. Code 173-4-09
Effective: 1/1/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/30/2027
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. 3025, 3030e, 3030f, 3030g-21; 45 C.F.R. 1321.11, 1321.17
Prior Effective Dates: 03/05/2009, 07/05/2012, 09/01/2016, 06/11/2020 (Emer.), 12/31/2020, 03/20/2022