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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 18327

Nutrition Program for the Elderly

Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
The state plan referred to in Section 18326 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
The state plan referred to in Section 18326 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Establishment of projects which, five or more days per week, provide at least one hot meal per day and any additional meals which the contracting agency or organization may elect to provide, each of which assures recommended dietary allowances;
(a) Establishment of projects that, five or more days per week, provide at least one meal per day, either served in an in-person setting, or provided for to-go pickup to be consumed in a virtual congregate setting by eligible individuals, and any additional meals the contracting agency or organization may elect to provide.
(2) Provision of such nutrition projects for individuals aged 60 or over who are eligible;
(b) Provision of nutrition projects for individuals 60 years of age or older who are eligible.
(3) Furnishing of sites for such nutrition projects in close proximity to concentrations of eligible individuals’ residences, such as schools, churches, senior centers and facilities serving the aging;
(c) Furnishing of sites for nutrition projects in close proximity to concentrations of eligible individuals’ residences, such as schools, churches, senior centers, and facilities serving older adults.
(4) Utilization of administrative methods to assure maximum participation of eligible individuals;
(d) Utilization of administrative methods to ensure maximum participation of eligible individuals.
(5) Provision of special menus, where feasible, to meet particular dietary needs arising from health or religious requirements or ethnic backgrounds;
(e) Provision of special menus, when feasible, to meet particular dietary needs arising from health or religious requirements or ethnic backgrounds.
(6) Provision of settings conducive to including, as a part of such projects, recreational activities, information, health and welfare counseling, and referral services;
(f) Provision of settings conducive to including, as a part of these projects, recreational activities, information, health and wellness counseling, and referral services.
(7) Provision of appropriate modes of transportation essential to maximum participation of eligible individuals confined to their homes;
(g) Provision of appropriate modes of transportation, when feasible, essential to maximum participation of eligible individuals confined to their homes.
(8) Establishment and administration of such projects with the advice of persons competent in the field and of older Californians who will themselves participate in the program.
(h) Establishment and administration of projects with the advice of persons competent in the field and of older Californians who will themselves participate in the program.
(9) Nutrition education.
(i) Nutrition education.

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