37.41.301    NUTRITION SERVICES, ELIGIBILITY

(1) Eligibility for congregate nutrition services will be determined as follows:

(a) a person will be considered for eligibility if a member of one of the following categories:

(i) a person aged 60 years or older;

(ii) the spouse of a person aged 60 years or older regardless of that spouse's age;

(iii) a handicapped or disabled non-elderly person residing in a housing facility occupied primarily by elderly persons and at which congregate nutrition services are provided; or

(iv) a person providing volunteer services to a congregate nutrition service provider during meal hours.

(b) a nutrition provider, in accordance with the criteria in (a) and standard procedures adopted by the provider to govern enrollment in the services, will determine who will be recipients of that provider's services.

History: Sec. 53-2-201 and 53-6-402, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-2-201 and 53-6-402, MCA; NEW, 1983 MAR p. 863, Eff. 7/15/83; TRANS, from Dept. of SRS, 1987 MAR p. 1492, Eff. 7/1/87; TRANS, from DFS, 1998 MAR p. 2279.