Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 505 - JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET - DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Chapter 1 - Child Welfare
Section 505 KAR 1:240 - Dietary services

Universal Citation: 505 KY Admin Regs Service 1:240

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024

RELATES TO: KRS 15A.065, 15A.0652, 200.080-200.120, Chapters 600-645

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 15A.065(1), 15A.0652, 15A.067, 15A.160, 605.150, 635.095, and 640.120 authorize the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Department of Juvenile Justice to promulgate administrative regulations for the proper administration of the cabinet and its programs. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for dietary services for group homes, youth development centers, and juvenile detention centers.

Section 1. Dietary Services.

(1) For groups homes, youth development centers, and juvenile detention centers, a facility shall provide a dietician approved, nutritionally adequate menu with options to accommodate medical and religious requirements of individual juveniles.

(2) A juvenile shall be provided three meals each day, two of which shall be hot meals. The last meal of the day and breakfast shall be no more than fourteen (14) hours apart except during planned activities and holidays.

(3) A juvenile shall be provided three (3) snacks each day.

Section 2. Discipline. A meal, snack, or beverage shall not be withheld from a juvenile or altered for any disciplinary purpose.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 15A.065(1), 15A.0652, 15A.160, 605.150, 635.095, 640.120, 645.250

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