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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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59. Agency for Health Care Administration |
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59A. Health Facility and Agency Licensing |
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59A-4. Minimum Standards For Nursing Homes |
1(1) The Administrator must designate one full-time person as a 11Director of Food 14and Nutrition 16Services17.
18(2) The 20Director of Food and Nutrition Services must 27be a qualified dietitian licensed in the state of Florida under Chapter 468, Part X, F.S., or a person who meets the requirements in Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) subsection 483.60(a)(1) or (2), hereby adopted in this rule and available at: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-483/subpart-B/section-483.60. If the Director of Food and Nutrition Services is not a qualified dietitian, the facility shall obtain consultation from a qualified dietitian. The qualified dietitian functions at a minimum include:
101(a) Assessing the nutritional needs of residents;
108(b) Developing and evaluating regular and therapeutic diets, including texture of foods and liquids, to meet the specilized needs of residents;
129(c) Developing and implementing person-centered education programs involving food and nutrition services for all facility staff;
145(d) Overseeing the budget and purchashing of food and supplies, and food preparation, service and storage; and
162(e) Participating in the quality assurance program, when food and nutrition services are involved.
176Rulemaking Authority 178400.141, 179400.23 FS. 181Law Implemented 183400.141, 184400.23 FS. 186History–New 4-1-82, Amended 4-1-84, 7-1-88, 7-10-91, Formerly 10D-29.110, Amended 4-18-94, 2-6-97, 12-21-15, 3-22-23.
