A provider agency may use frozen, chilled, or shelf-stable meals for emergency or inclement weather situations, emergency situations, and for situations approved by the contract manager on a case-by-case basis, if the following conditions exist:
  (1) Sanitary and safe conditions for storage, thawing, and preparation of the meal can be provided by the provider agency and the client.
  (2) Meals can be safely handled by the client, or by another available person if the client is unable to do so.

Source Note: The provisions of this §281.21 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