Rule amendment is necessary to amend the definition of “Food Service Director”; add new definitions for “Master Menu Manual” and “Religious Diet Program/Certified Food Option (RDF/CFO)”; clarify and update procedures and ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

33-204.002Food Services - Definitions

33-204.003Food Services - Standards of Operation

33-204.005Cash Meals and Special Group Meals

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rule amendment is necessary to amend the definition of “Food Service Director”; add new definitions for “Master Menu Manual” and “Religious Diet Program/Certified Food Option (RDF/CFO)”; clarify and update procedures and requirements related to prescribed therapeutic diets; update length of time after which inmates who have been removed from the vegan meal pattern due to an incident report may reapply; provide that inmates in confinement who cannot receive a menu item due to security concerns will receive another item of comparable nutritional value; include the Certified Food Option as an option to meet religious dietary requirements; incorporate forms DC6-234 and DC6-235; add references to the FDA Food Code; update internal reference; revise form DC4-668; and add language regarding authorization for special group meals.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Food Services

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09, F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 110.502, 110.504, 944.09, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

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THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Office of the General Counsel, Attn: FDC Rule Correspondence, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail]. A copy of the preliminary draft may also be obtained using the following link: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/legal/ch33/notices/index.html

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.