Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 40. SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE |
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES |
CHAPTER 55. CONTRACTING TO PROVIDE HOME-DELIVERED MEALS |
SECTION 55.15. Menus
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(a) A dietary consultant must approve each menu with a list of allowable substitutions as meeting one-third of the recommended daily dietary allowance. The approval must be dated before the date the meal is served. A provider agency may not deviate from the approved menu and its allowable substitutions, unless the provider agency is providing a therapeutic medical diet. (b) Planned menus must provide foods with a variety of flavor, consistency, texture, and temperature. (c) A provider agency must maintain approved menus that meet the terms of the contract. Source Note: The provisions of this §55.15 adopted to be effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1672