Section R432-153-16 - Food Services(1) The facility shall provide each client with a safe, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets their daily nutritional and special dietary needs.(2) There shall be adequate staff employed by the facility to meet the dietary needs of the clients.(3) The facility shall employ a dietitian either full-time, part-time or on a consultant basis. (a) The dietitian shall be certified in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 49, Dietitian Certification Act.(b) If a dietitian is not employed full-time, the administrator shall designate a full-time person to serve as the dietetic supervisor.(c) The dietetic supervisor shall be available when the consulting dietitian visits the facility.(4) Any personnel who prepares or serves food shall have a current food handler's permit.(5) If the facility admits clients requiring therapeutic or special diets, the facility shall have an approved dietary manual for reference when preparing meals.(6) The facility shall develop menus that meet the nutritional needs of clients. Menus shall be: (c) have different choices each day;(d) posted for each day of the week;(e) approved and signed by a certified dietician; and(f) cycled no less than every two weeks.(7) The facility shall retain documentation of any substitution to the menu for at least three months.(8) The facility shall make available for Department review any food sanitation inspection reports of state or local health department inspections.(9) The facility shall have no more than a 14-hour interval between the evening meal and breakfast, unless a substantial snack is served in the evening.(10) The facility shall provide special eating equipment and assistive devices for clients who need them.(11) The facility shall maintain a one-week supply of nonperishable staple foods and a three-day supply of perishable foods to complete the established menu.(12) The facility may use trained dining assistants to aid clients in eating and drinking if: (a) a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, advance practice registered nurse, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, or dietitian has assessed that the client does not have complicated feeding problems, such as recurrent lung aspirations, behaviors which interfere with eating, difficulty swallowing, or tube or parenteral feeding; and(b) the service agreement documents that the client needs assistance with eating and drinking and defines who is qualified to offer the assistance.(13) If the facility uses a dining assistant, the facility shall assure that the dining assistant: (a) has completed a dietary assistant training course; and(b) performs duties only for those clients who do not have complicated feeding problems.Utah Admin. Code R432-153-16
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-07, effective 3/10/2022