Ohio Administrative Code › Title 173 - Department of Aging › Chapter 173-4 - Older Americans Act Nutrition Program › Section 173-4-08 - Older Americans Act nutrition program: nutrition education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Nutrition education" means an
			 intervention targeting consumers and caregivers that uses information
			 dissemination, instruction, and training with the intent to support food,
			 nutrition, and physical activity choices and behaviors (related to nutritional
			 status) in order to maintain or improve health and address nutrition-related
			 conditions.
(B) Requirements for
			 every AAA-provider agreement for nutrition education 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) Approved content: The provider shall
			 provide education content that meets the following requirements:
(a) A licensed dietitian
			  approved it as promoting better
			 health.
(b) It is consistent with
			 the "Dietary Guidelines for Americans."
(c) It is accurate, culturally sensitive,
			 regionally appropriate, and considerate of personal preferences, including a
			 consumer's needs interests and abilities (including literacy level).
(d) It supports food, nutrition, and physical
			 activity choices and behaviors in order to maintain or improve health and
			 address nutrition-related conditions.
(3) Education format: The provider may
			 provide education in person, through remote formats (including video, audio, or
			 online), or through the distribution of materials. The provider shall use a
			 format that is culturally sensitive, regionally appropriate, and considers
			 personal preferences, including a consumer's needs and abilities.
(4)
									Approved evaluation methodology: The provider
			 shall implement a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of its nutrition
			 education that has the AAA's approval before the provider implements it.
(5) Frequency: 
									The AAA-provider agreement shall 
									obligate the
			 provider to provide nutrition education according to one of the following three
			 options:
(a) The provider offers nutrition
			 education at least two times per year.
(b) The provider offers nutrition counseling
			 according to rule
			 173-4-07 of the Administrative
			 Code instead of nutrition education within a particular county.
(c) A combination of paragraphs (B)(5)(a) and
			 (B)(5)(b) of this rule.
(6) Special requirements for congregate
			 dining projects: If the AAA-provider agreement 
									obligates
			 the provider to offer nutrition education through a congregate dining project,
			 the provider shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)
										
										Offer nutrition education in group
			 sessions.
(b)
										Report the following mandatory reporting items
										
										for each
			 
										session to comply with the requirements under paragraph
			 (B)(9) of rule
			 173-3-06 of the Administrative
			 Code:
(i)
											Each
			 consumer's name (e.g., in a list).
(ii)
											Session
			 date.
(iii)
											Duration of session.
(iv)
											Educational
			 topic.
(v)
											Instructor's name.
(vi)
											Unique
			 identifier of the instructor to attest to providing the
			 session.
(7) Special requirements for home-delivered
			 meal projects and congregate dining projects based in restaurants and
			 supermarkets: If the AAA-provider agreement 
									obligates
			 the provider to offer nutrition education through a home-delivered meal project
			 or congregate dining project based in restaurants or supermarkets, the
			 
									following are the mandatory reporting items for the
			 service that a provider retains to comply with the requirements under paragraph
			 (B)(9) of rule
			 173-3-06 of the Administrative
			 Code:
(a)
										Number
			 of consumers who received the approved content.
(b)
										Service
			 date.
(c)
										Topic of approved content.
(d)
										Unique identifier
			 of the provider to attest to providing the approved content.