Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 37.41 - AGING SERVICES › Subchapter 37.41.2 - Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program › Rule 37.41.202 - SENIOR FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (SFMNP): DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
Unless otherwise indicated, the following definitions apply
				  throughout this chapter:
(1) "Adverse
				Action" means an action taken by the department in the administration of the
				SFMNP having a negative impact on a farmer, participant, or local agency that
				has an agreement.
(2) "Agreement"
				means a written legal document or contract binding the farmer, participant, or
				local agency and the local agency or department to designated terms and
				conditions.
(3) "Application" means
				a written request submitted on a form provided by the department or local
				agencies indicating interest in participating in SFMNP either as a senior as
				defined in (14) or a farmer as defined in (9).
(4) "Bulk purchase program" means a program
				model in which bulk quantities of certain produce items are purchased directly
				from authorized farmers by the local agency and are then equitably divided
				among and distributed directly to eligible SFMNP participants.
(5) "Coupon" means a voucher or other
				negotiable financial instrument by which benefits are issued under the
				SFMNP.
(6) "Department" means the
				Department of Public Health and Human Services, Aging Services
				Bureau.
(7) "Disqualification"
				means the act of terminating the agreement of an authorized farmer,
				participant, or local agency for noncompliance with program
				requirements.
(8) "Eligible foods"
				means fresh, nutritious, unprocessed, unprepared, locally grown fruits,
				vegetables, honey, and herbs for human consumption.
(9) "Farmer" means an individual residing
				within Montana authorized by the department to sell eligible fruit and
				vegetables at a participating farmers' market to a participant at a farmers'
				market.
(10) "Local agency" means
				any nonprofit or local government agency that is contracted to certify an
				eligible participant, issue coupons, or arrange for distribution of eligible
				foods through a Bulk Purchase Program.
(11) "Locally grown" means grown in the state
				of Montana.
(12) "Participant"
				means a person or household who meets the eligibility requirements of the SFMNP
				and to whom coupons or bulk purchase have been issued.
(13) "Proxy" means an individual authorized
				by an eligible senior to act on the senior's behalf, including application for
				certification, receipt of SFMNP coupons, and use of SFMNP coupons at authorized
				outlets as long as the benefits are ultimately received by the eligible
				senior.
(14) "Senior" means an
				individual 60 years of age or older.
(15) "Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition
				Program (SFMNP)" means the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program authorized
				by
				7 U.S.C.
				3007, and provided in 7 CFR 249.
(16) "SFMNP state plan" means the annual
				state plan for SFMNP that describes the manner in which the department intends
				to implement all aspects of program administration within its jurisdiction in
				accordance with 7 CFR 249.
(17)
				"Summer farmers' market" means an association of local farmers who assemble at
				a defined location for the purpose of selling their produce directly to
				consumers during the summer market season.
(18) "Violation" means an activity that is
				prohibited by participant, farmer, or local agency SFMNP agreement and 7 CFR
				249.
AUTH:
					 52-1-103,
					 52-3-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 52-3-102,
					 52-3-505,
					 MCA