Minnesota Administrative Rules

2920.5400 FOOD SERVICE.

Subpart 1.

Sanitation and health regulations.

When the facility provides or contracts for food service, the service must comply with and meet all sanitation and health regulations.

Subp. 2.

Health rules.

Food service must be provided according to parts 4626.0010 to 4626.1870.

Subp. 3.

Dietary standards.

It is mandatory that facility menus meet recognized dietary standards. A facility's menu content and cycle must be reviewed at least biennially by a registered dietitian or nutritionist to ensure compliance with the rules specified in subpart 2 unless there have been no changes to the menu. The review and findings must be documented and kept on file.

Subp. 4.

Manager.

If the facility is preparing the meals, the facility must have a certified food manager.

Subp. 5.

Therapeutic diets.

A facility must have policies and procedures to address therapeutic diets that have been ordered by a physician.

Subp. 6.

Religious diets.

A facility must have a written policy and procedure that addresses requests for special diets by residents to accommodate religious dietary laws.

Subp. 7.

Substitutions.

A facility must keep records of one menu rotation and substitutions actually served. Substitutions must be of equal nutritional value.

Subp. 8.

Hot meals.

One of the meals served daily must be a hot meal.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 241.021

History:

9 SR 1655; 36 SR 635

Published Electronically:

January 3, 2012