CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS - State of California
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS - State of California
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