Section R9-10-231. Dietary Services

An administrator shall ensure that:

1.        Dietary services are provided according to 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1;

2.        A copy of the hospital’s food establishment license or permit under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, is maintained;

3.        For a hospital that contracts with a food establishment, as established in 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, to prepare and deliver food to the hospital, a copy of the contracted food establishment’s license or permit under 9 A.A.C. 8, Arti- cle 1, is maintained;

4.        If a hospital contracts with a food establishment to pre- pare and deliver food to the hospital, the hospital is able to store, refrigerate, and reheat food to meet the dietary needs of a patient;

5.        Dietary services are provided under the direction of an individual qualified to direct the provision of dietary ser- vices according to policies and procedures;

6.        There are personnel members on duty to meet the dietary needs of patients;

7.        Personnel members providing dietary services are quali- fied to provide dietary services according to policies and procedures;

8.        A nutrition assessment of a patient is:

a.         Performed according to policies and procedures, and

b.        Communicated to the medical practitioner coordi- nating the patient’s medical services if the nutrition assessment reveals a specific dietary need;

9.        A medical staff member documents an order for a diet for each patient in the patient’s medical record;

10.     A current diet manual approved by a registered dietitian is available to personnel members and medical staff members; and

11.     A patient's dietary needs are met 24 hours a day.

Historical Note

Former Section R9-10-231 renumbered as R9-10-320 as an emergency effective February 22, 1979, new Section R9-10-231 adopted effective February 23, 1979 (Supp. 79-1). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2785, effective October 1, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). Section R9-10-231 renumbered to R9-10- 232; new Section R9-10-231 renumbered from R9-10- 227 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R.

2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, pursuant to Laws 2013, Ch. 10, § 13; effective July 1, 2014 (Supp.

14-2).