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Title: Section 713-3.13 - Dietary facilities

Effective Date

12/29/2010

713-3.13 Dietary facilities.

(a) Construction, equipment and installation of dietary facilities shall comply with the standards in Part 14 of this Title (State Sanitary Code). Food service facilities shall be designed and equipped to meet the nutritional requirements of the residents. Dietary facilities shall consist of an on-site food preparation system, a contractual convenience food service system, or an appropriate combination thereof.

(b) The following functional elements shall be provided in such size as required to implement the type of food service system selected:

(1) A control station for receiving food supplies.

(2) Storage space for four days' supply including cold storage.

(3) Food preparation facilities as required by the program. Conventional food preparation systems shall include space and equipment for preparing, cooking, and baking. Convenience food service systems such as frozen prepared meals, bulk packaged entrees, individual packaged portions, or systems using contractual commissary services shall include space and equipment for thawing, portioning, cooking or baking.

(4) Staff handwashing facilities located within the food preparation area.

(5) Resident meal service space including facilities for tray assembly and distribution.

(6) A dining area for ambulatory residents, staff and visitors.

(7) Space for dishwashing equipment in a room or an alcove separate from food preparation and serving areas. This shall include commercial-type dishwashing equipment. Space also shall be provided for receiving, scraping, sorting and stacking soiled tableware and for transferring clean tableware to the using areas. A lavatory shall be conveniently available for handwashing.

(8) Pot washing facilities.

(9) Sanitizing facilities and storage areas for cans, carts and mobile tray conveyors. The sanitizing facilities may be combined with those required for linen services.

(10) Waste storage facilities in a separate room that is easily accessible to the outside for direct pickup or disposal.

(11) Office or suitable workspace for the dietitian or the dietary service manager.

(12) Toilets for dietary staff with handwashing facilities immediately adjacent to the work area.

(13) A janitor's closet located within the dietary department. The closet shall contain a floor receptor or service sink and storage space for housekeeping equipment and supplies.

(14) Self-dispensing ice-making facilities.

Volume

VOLUME D (Title 10)

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