[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR403.734]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             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 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.