DEFINITIONS

Block Claiming:

^{A block claim is a claim with no variation in meal counts, for any single meal type or combination of meal types, for any continuous 15 day period within the claim month. There is nothing wrong with a block claim.  Most providers at one time or another have no absences for 15 consecutive days and this would occur.  A part of our required monitoring compenent  is to verify a block claim with a unannounced visit and/or parent contact. We will sometimes send out a "parent certification" forms for the parent to fill out to verify their child's attendance}

Seriously Deficient: 

A provider who appears to be submitting faudulent menus.  Claiming children not present, menus not up to date or repeatedly not following rules and reulations is declared seriously deficient.  The provider has the right to appeal such a finding.  If the appeal fails, the provider will be barred from any food program nationwide for 7 years.  A provider whose licencse is revoked by the licensing agency will also be declared seriously deficient.

Unannounced Visit:

A least 2 times a year the staff will make a visit without calling ahead to make an appointment.

Creditable Foods:

Those foods that can be claimed on the food program including all fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, poultry, breads, rice pasta and fluid milk.

Non-Creditable Foods:

Foods served that cannot be claimed on the food program including but not limited to jelly, pudding, bacon, popcorn, cream cheese, ice cream and potato chips.

Combination Meals:

Foods from the same food group when served in combination can only count as one food component.

Example: Beef Stew-   MEAT: Beef  VEGETABLE: potato, carrots, onions and peas.  Another side vegetable or fruit must also be served.