D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B3417

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 22-B3417 - DIETARY SERVICES

3417.1

Community residence facilities shall recognize and provide for the reasonable nutritional, emotional, religious, cultural, and therapeutic dietary requirements of its residents.

3417.2

All food and drink shall be clean, wholesome, and free from spoilage.

3417.3

At least three (3) meals that are nutritious and suited to the special needs of residents shall be served, provided for, or arranged for on a daily basis.

3417.4

Where residents are provided meals at another location, it shall be the responsibility of the Residence Director to ensure that the meals (including box lunches or other meals) are nutritious, suited to the special needs of the residents, and otherwise appropriate.

3417.5

Meals shall be attractively served at the proper temperature and in a home-like atmosphere where group dining is offered to all residents.

3417.6

The community residence facility shall conform to § 3222 requirements.

EDITOR'S NOTE: 22 DCMR § 3222 was deleted by Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 567 (January 27, 1995).

3417.7

The Mayor shall make a current diet manual available to all community residence facilities, and shall offer the consultant services of a dietitian to community residence facilities so that each facility can meet the requirements of this section.

3417.8

All food shall be prepared so as to be safe for human consumption and served in accordance with Chapters 20 through 25 of title 23 DCMR, with the following exceptions:

(a) Community residence facilities with fewer than twenty (20) residents need not meet the requirements of 23 DCMR § 2500.2, but each facility shall organize plumbing facilities to ensure that the food that is processed is safe for human consumption;

(b) Community residence facilities with fewer than ten (10) employees on a shift need not comply with the provisions of 23 DCMR § 2500.2 insofar as they require separate toilet facilities for male and female employees; and

(c) Community residence facilities with five (5) or fewer unrelated residents plus the Residence Director and his or her family need not meet the requirements of 23 DCMR §§ 2207, 2208, 2300, 2301.

3417.9

All multi-use utensils and equipment used in the preparation, cooking, and serving of food or drink shall be thoroughly washed in hot water, at least one hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit (110N F.), and detergent after each use.

3417.10

Community residence facilities shall provide sufficient qualified dietary and food service personnel to meet the general and specific needs of all residents, and shall comply with the requirements of §§ 3221.8 and 3221.9 of this title.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-B3417

Regulation No. 74-15 (June 14, 1974); as amended by the Community Residence Facilities Act of 1977 § 101(e), D.C. Law 2-35, 24 DCR 1458, 1490 (August 19, 1977); as amended by ERRATA published at 51 DCR 9308 (October 1, 2004)

22 DCMR § 3221 was deleted by Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 567 (January 27, 1995).