Sec. 10.54.02.06. Nutrition Education

A. A local agency shall provide nutrition education or a local agency shall enter into an agreement with another agency to provide nutrition education.

B. If nutrition education is provided by another agency, then the local agency shall:

(1) Acknowledge the nutrition education agreement in the nutrition education plan to the State agency;

(2) Ensure proper training to the individual or individuals rendering the services; and

(3) Monitor the services rendered.

C. A local agency shall ensure that nutrition education is:

(1) Made available at no cost to the participant;

(2) Practical and relevant to the participant's individual needs; and

(3) Integrated into:

(a) Participant health care plans;

(b) The delivery of supplemental foods; and

(c) Other Program operations.

D. To carry out the nutrition education responsibilities, a local agency shall:

(1) Develop and submit for State agency approval an annual nutrition education plan;

(2) Make available at reasonable times and locations during each 1-year certification period at least four opportunities for nutrition education for the:

(a) Adult participant;

(b) Parent or caretaker of an infant or child participant; and

(c) Child participant whenever possible;

(3) Document in each participant’s file, at the time of certification or recertification, all nutrition education sessions given to the participant, parent, caretaker, or child;

(4) Document the participant’s, parent’s, caretaker’s, or child’s refusal or inability to attend or participate in nutrition education for purposes of further education efforts and monitoring as specified by the State agency; and

(5) Provide an individual care plan for a participant when the need for a plan is determined by a competent professional authority or when a participant, parent, or caretaker requests an individual care plan.