(a) A dietary consultant must approve each menu with a list of allowable substitutions as meeting one-third of the recommended daily dietary allowance. The approval must be dated before the date the meal is served. A provider agency may not deviate from the approved menu and its allowable substitutions, unless the provider agency is providing a therapeutic medical diet.
(b) Planned menus must provide foods with a variety of flavor, consistency, texture, and temperature.
(c) A provider agency must maintain approved menus that meet the terms of the contract.

Source Note: The provisions of this §281.15 adopted to be effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1672; transferred effective June 28, 2024, as published in the June 7, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 4063