Rulemaking was initiated to more effectively manage the Department’s food service operations, and to change a comma to a period to correct a grammatical error.

 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

33-204.003Food Services – Standards of Operation

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rulemaking was initiated to more effectively manage the Department’s food service operations, and to change a comma to a period to correct a grammatical error.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Food service operations.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 944.09 FS.

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.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IS: Paul Vazquez, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

33-204.003 Food Services – Standards of Operation.

(1) General. Inmates shall receive three meals per day, of which at least two shall be hot meals. The meals shall be provided at regular meal times during each 24-hour period, with a period of no more than 14 hours between the end of the evening meal and the beginning of the morning meal, weather and security permitting. Holiday substitutions that deviate from the master menu must be approved in advance by the institutional warden, work release center major, or drug treatment center chief correctional officer. Prescribed therapeutic diets shall be available to all inmates with a current diet prescription.

(2) through (6) No change.

(7) Meal attendance for inmates on the vegan meal pattern or a therapeutic diet shall be tracked using Form DC4-668, Diet Attendance Roster., Form DC4-668 is hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of this form are available from the Forms Control Administrator, 501 S. Calhoun St., Tallahassee FL 32399-2500, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01869. The effective date of the form is 12-12.

(a) through (b) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 944.09 FS. Law Implemented 944.09 FS. History–New 1-18-89, Amended 7-21-97, Formerly 33-30.003, Amended 8-9-00, 11-16-00, 10-2-01, 2-18-02, 7-2-03, 11-1-04, 2-27-05, 10-16-05, 1-17-06, 4-27-09, 3-3-10, 7-18-10, 12-30-12,_________.