Haw. Code R. § 11-175-52

Current through April, 2024
Section 11-175-52 - Right to an adequate diet

Psychiatric facilities and residential treatment facilities shall:

(1) Post current menus at least 24 hours in advance when there is no choice of meals offered;
(2) Ensure that at least three balanced meals are available at regular intervals within each 2-hour period and that snacks are available when there is more than 14 hours between a substantial evening meal and breakfast or the intervals between other meals is more than five hours;
(3) Require informed consent for any special diet prescribed by a physician and encourage, but not require a consumer to follow such a diet. Refusal to consent to a special diet shall be construed as a treatment.

Haw. Code R. § 11-175-52

[Eff. and comp DEC 30 1988; Comp OCT 19 2007] (Auth: HRS § 321-9) (Imp: HRS § 334E-2)