Improving Child and Adult Nutrition Program: Streamlining and More Meals
This act aims to improve the child and adult care food program, which provides meals in care facilities. It introduces changes to make the program more accessible, reduce bureaucracy for facilities and parents, and allow reimbursement for additional meals, potentially helping working families and supporting local economies.
Key points
Simplifying eligibility and meal reimbursement rules for child and adult care facilities.
Allowing reimbursement for an additional, third meal or snack per day for children in facilities providing at least 8 hours of care.
Establishing an advisory committee to reduce unnecessary paperwork and documentation for program participants.
Implementing a fairer and more transparent appeals process for findings of deficiencies in facilities.
Introduced
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