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CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS - State of California

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§ 79685 <strong>CALIFORNIA</strong> <strong>CODE</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>REGULATIONS</strong><br />

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§ 79685. Dietary Service General Requirements.<br />

(a) The food and nutrition needs <strong>of</strong> patients in the correctional<br />

treatment center shall be met in accordance with “The Recommended<br />

Dietary Allowance”, adopted by the Food and Nutrition Board <strong>of</strong> the<br />

National Research Council, National Academy <strong>of</strong> Science, revised<br />

1989, and “The <strong>California</strong> Daily Food Guide”, <strong>California</strong> Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Health Services, April 1990 edition. Daily menus shall follow these<br />

recommendations.<br />

(b) Substitutions shall be within the same food group.<br />

(c) Not less than 3 meals shall be served daily, and with not more<br />

than a 14–hour span between the third meal and the first meal <strong>of</strong> the<br />

following day.<br />

(d) Nourishment or between meal snacks shall be provided as<br />

required by a person lawfully authorized to give a dietary order.<br />

(e) Food shall be prepared by methods that conserve nutritive<br />

value, flavor, and appearance. Food shall be served at appropriate<br />

temperatures and in a form to meet individual needs.<br />

(f) When food is provided by an outside source, the correctional<br />

treatment center shall ensure that all federal, state and local<br />

requirements are met.<br />

(g) All regular and therapeutic diets shall be prescribed by a person<br />

lawfully authorized to give such an order and shall be planned,<br />

prepared and served under the supervision or consultation <strong>of</strong> a<br />

dietitian.<br />

(h) A written plan shall be followed for uniform handling <strong>of</strong><br />

inmate–patients with diabetes, pregnant women, and others whose<br />

condition requires a medically prescribed diet as part <strong>of</strong> therapeutic<br />

treatment.<br />

(i) A current therapeutic diet manual, approved by the dietitian,<br />

shall be readily available to all medical, nursing and dietetic<br />

personnel. The manual shall be reviewed annually and revised at least<br />

every five years.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and<br />

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety<br />

Code.<br />

§ 79687. Dietary Service Policies and Procedures.<br />

A dietary services policy and procedure manual shall be developed<br />

and available to all personnel. The manual shall be developed with the<br />

assistance <strong>of</strong> a dietitian and other appropriate staff. The manual shall<br />

address at least the following:<br />

(a) Organization <strong>of</strong> the dietary service.<br />

(b) Personnel management.<br />

(c) Staff development.<br />

(d) Menu planning.<br />

(e) Food storage.<br />

(f) Food preparation and services.<br />

(g) Maintenance, sanitation and hygiene.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and<br />

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety<br />

Code.<br />

§ 79689. Dietary Service Therapeutic Diets.<br />

(a) Therapeutic diets shall be provided as prescribed by the<br />

attending physician and shall be planned by a registered dietitian.<br />

Therapeutic diets shall be prepared and served with supervision or<br />

consultation from a registered dietitian.<br />

(b) Dietary service staff who prepare and serve therapeutic diets<br />

shall have received in–service training on the dietary standards and<br />

food groups and therapeutic diets and shall have sufficient knowledge<br />

<strong>of</strong> food values to make appropriate substitutions.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and<br />

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety<br />

Code.<br />

§ 79691. Dietary Service Menus.<br />

(a) Menus for regular and therapeutic diets shall be planned by a<br />

registered dietitian and written at least one week in advance, dated and<br />

posted in the kitchen at least three days in advance.<br />

(b) If any meal served varies from the planned menu, the change<br />

shall be noted in writing on the posted menu in the kitchen.<br />

(c) Menus shall provide a variety <strong>of</strong> foods and indicate standard<br />

portions at each meal. If a cycle menu is used, the cycle shall be <strong>of</strong> no<br />

less than three weeks duration and shall be revised quarterly.<br />

(d) A copy <strong>of</strong> the menu as planned and as served shall be kept on<br />

file for at least thirty (30) days.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and<br />

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety<br />

Code.<br />

§ 79693. Dietary Service Food Storage.<br />

(a) Food storage areas shall be kept clean at all times.<br />

(b) All foods not requiring refrigeration shall be stored at least<br />

twelve inches above the floor, on shelves, racks, dollies, or other<br />

surfaces which facilitate thorough cleaning, in a ventilated room not<br />

subject to contamination by waste water backflow, condensation,<br />

leakage, rodents or vermin.<br />

(c) Readily perishable foods or beverages shall be maintained at<br />

temperatures <strong>of</strong> 7 0 C (45 0 F) or below, or at 60 0 C (140 0 F) or above, at<br />

all times, except during necessary periods <strong>of</strong> preparation or service.<br />

Frozen foods shall be stored at –18 0 C (0 0 F) or below.<br />

(d) Soaps, detergents, cleaning compounds, pesticides and other<br />

toxic substances shall be stored separately.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and<br />

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety<br />

Code.<br />

§ 79695. Dietary Service Sanitation.<br />

(a) All kitchen areas shall be kept clean, free from litter and<br />

rubbish, and protected from rodents, roaches, flies and other insects.<br />

(b) All utensils, counters, shelves and equipment shall be kept<br />

clean and maintained in good repair.<br />

(c) Ice which is used in connection with food or drink shall be from<br />

a sanitary source and shall be handled and dispensed in a sanitary<br />

manner. Bacteriological testing shall be performed when indicated by<br />

specific problems, epidemiological findings, or recommendations by<br />

the infection control committee <strong>of</strong> the licensed correctional treatment<br />

center.<br />

(d) Kitchen wastes not disposed <strong>of</strong> by mechanical means shall be<br />

kept in leak–pro<strong>of</strong>, nonabsorbent, tightly closed containers and<br />

disposed <strong>of</strong> as frequently as necessary to prevent a nuisance or<br />

contamination <strong>of</strong> food preparation areas.<br />

(e) Soiled containers shall be cleaned inside and outside in a way<br />

that will not contaminate food, equipment, utensils or food<br />

preparation areas.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and<br />

Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety<br />

Code.<br />

§ 79697. Dietary Service Cleaning and Disinfection <strong>of</strong><br />

Utensils.<br />

(a) All utensils used for eating and drinking and in the preparation<br />

and service <strong>of</strong> food and drink shall be cleaned and disinfected or<br />

discarded after each usage.<br />

(b) Gross food particles shall be removed by careful scraping and<br />

rinsing in running water.<br />

(c) Utensils not washed by mechanical means shall be placed in hot<br />

water with a minimum temperature <strong>of</strong> 43 0 C (110 0 F), washed using<br />

soap or detergent, rinsed in hot water to remove soap or detergent and<br />

disinfected by one <strong>of</strong> the following methods or an equivalent, as<br />

approved by the Department.<br />

(1) Immersion for at least two minutes in clean water at 77 0 C<br />

(170 0 F).<br />

(2) Immersion for at least 30 seconds in clean water at 83 0 C<br />

(180 0 F).<br />

(3) Immersion in water containing a bactericidal chemical as<br />

approved by the Department.<br />

(4) After disinfection the utensils shall be allowed to drain and dry

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