| (a) A provider agency must accept the contracted reimbursement
rates as payment in full for the meals provided and seek no other
reimbursements from any source, except as allowed by DADS.
(b) For Title XX services, a provider agency:
(1) must provide an individual with an opportunity
to donate toward the cost of a meal;
(2) must not require the individual to donate toward
the cost of a meal;
(3) may provide the individual with a donation schedule
that only suggests an amount based on income range of the program
population being served, but may not determine an individual's donation
amount using an individual's income;
(4) must protect the individual's privacy with respect
to the individual's donations;
(5) must establish appropriate procedures to secure
and account for all donations made; and
(6) must use all of an individual's donations to support
or expand services for which the individual donated, in accordance
with state and federal laws.
(c) DADS may reimburse a provider agency for up to
two failed deliveries per month per individual if:
(1) a meal delivery is attempted;
(2) the individual or responsible party is not home
to accept it; and
(3) the individual's services were not suspended or
terminated by DADS or the provider agency on the dates of the two
failed deliveries.
(d) One unit of service is one meal per individual
per contracted day.
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