Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 449 - Medical and Other Related Facilities
HOSPITALS
Policies and Procedures for Operation of Hospital
Section 449.3385 - Dietary services: Personnel

1. A hospital shall maintain an organized dietary service that is staffed by an adequate number of personnel. The hospital shall ensure that personnel are on duty to provide dietary services for at least 12 hours each day and that the personnel are competent to perform their duties as outlined in their job descriptions. The dietary service must be integrated with the other departments, units and services within the hospital.

2. The dietary service must be under the direction of a licensed dietitian or other professional person who:

3. The director of the dietary service may be employed on a full-time or part-time basis, or as a consultant.

4. A hospital shall have on staff a licensed dietitian or a consultant who is licensed as a dietitian who shall provide in-service training for all dietetic service personnel and maintain a record of the in-service training provided which includes a description of the subjects covered by the training, the date that the training was given, the duration of the training and a list of the persons who attended the training.

5. Personnel of the dietary service must:

6. If an employee of the dietary service has a beard or moustache, or both, which is not closely cropped, the employee shall cover the beard or moustache, or both, while on duty.