R510-104-5. Provider Selection

(1) If a local area agency does not serve as the nutrition provider, the local area agency shall contract with nutrition providers that furnish congregate or home delivered meals. The local area agency shall ensure that each nutrition provider meets applicable federal, state, and local requirements and regulations. (2) A local area agency shall give preference to a nutrition provider for home delivered meals that meets the following: (a) demonstrates an ability to provide home delivered meals efficiently and reasonably; and (b) furnishes assurances to the local area agency that the nutrition provider will solicit voluntary support; (3) Each nutrition provider shall have at least one person per shift that has a food service certification in applied food service sanitation by a nationally recognized food industry program and approved by the Utah Department of Health.