Rule 173-39-02.14 | ODA provider certification: home-delivered meals.
(A) "Home-delivered meal" means a meal regulated by rule 5160-44-11 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Requirements for every ODA-certified provider of home-delivered meals:
(1) The provider is subject to rule 173-39-02 of the Administrative Code.
(2) Requirements specific to home-delivered meals:
(a) For all meals, the provider is subject to rule 5160-44-11 of the Administrative Code.
(b) If ODA's designee authorizes home-delivered meals for an individual, the provider shall provide the individual with home-delivered meals that are kosher if the individual requests a kosher diet.
(3) If a conflict exists between a requirement in this rule or rule 173-39-02 of the Administrative Code and a requirement in rule 5160-44-11 of the Administrative Code, the provider shall comply with the requirement in this rule or rule 173-39-02 of the Administrative Code instead of the conflicting requirement in rule 5160-44-11 of the Administrative Code.
(C) Units and rates:
(1) For the PASSPORT program, the appendix to rule 5160-1-06.1 of the Administrative Code lists the following:
(a) A unit of regular home-delivered meals as one home-delivered meal.
(b) A unit of home-delivered meals with a therapeutic diet as one home-delivered meal with a therapeutic diet.
(c) The maximum-allowable rate for a unit of home-delivered meals.
(2) For the PASSPORT program, rule 5160-31-07 of the Administrative Code establishes rate-setting methodology for units of home-delivered meals.
(3) For the PASSPORT program, section 173.524 of the Revised Code authorizes paying for home-delivered meals with a kosher diet at the same rate as a therapeutic diet.
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