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Nutritional
Counseling/Educational Services - an individually designed service which
provides an assessment of the waiver participant's nutritional needs and food
patterns, and the planning for the provision of food and drink appropriate for
the waiver participant's conditions, or the provision of nutrition education,
and counseling to meet normal and therapeutic needs. In addition, these
services may include assessment of nutritional status and food preferences;
planning for the provision of appropriate dietary intake within the waiver
participant's home environment and cultural considerations; nutritional
education regarding therapeutic diets as part of the development of a
nutritional treatment plan; regular evaluation and revision of nutritional
plans; and the provision of in-service education to the waiver participant,
family, advocates, waiver and non-waiver staff as well as consultation on
specific dietary problems of the waiver participants. |