[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR403.734]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 403--SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart G--Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions--Benefits, 
                Conditions of Participation, and Payment
 
Sec. 403.734  Condition of participation: Food services.

    The RNHCI must have an organized food service that is directed and 
adequately staffed by qualified personnel.
    (a) Standard: Sanitary conditions. The RNHCI must furnish food to 
the patient that is obtained, stored, prepared, distributed, and served 
under sanitary conditions.
    (b) Standard: Meals. The RNHCI must serve meals that furnish each 
patient with adequate nourishment in accordance with the recommended 
dietary allowances of the Food and Nutrition

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Board of the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. 
The RNHCI must do the following:
    (1) Furnish food that is palatable, attractive, and at the proper 
temperature and consistency.
    (2) Offer substitutes of similar nourishment to patients who refuse 
food served or desire alternative choices.
    (3) Furnish meals at regular times comparable to normal mealtimes in 
the community. There must be no more than 14 hours between a substantial 
evening meal and breakfast the following day.
    (4) The RNHCI must offer snacks at bedtime.