New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 44C - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENCES FOR PERSONS WITH HEAD INJURIES
Subchapter 5 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Section 10:44C-5.5 - Food
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Sanitary practices shall be utilized in the storage, handling, preparation, and serving of all food and drink.
(b) All appliances, equipment and utensils used for eating, drinking, preparation and serving of food shall be kept clean and in good condition and thoroughly washed after each use.
(c) Food shall be readily accessible to persons served unless limitations have been approved through a person-centered planning process documented in the person's record.
(d) The licensee shall assure that each person served is provided the opportunity for the following:
(e) Persons served shall be afforded the choice of dining with other persons or dining by themselves.
(f) A person served shall be allowed to eat at his or her own pace, unless otherwise determined by the TDT.
(g) Menus, to include all meals and available snacks, shall be dated, prepared at least one week in advance, and retained on file for a period of 30 days, unless a person's ITP documents independence in meal purchase and planning.
(h) Consistent with their abilities, the persons served shall be consulted for preferences in determining the weekly menu and/or changing it as desired.
(i) Any substitution of food from the menu shall be of equal nutritional value and shall be documented on the menu.
(j) At a minimum, there shall be at least a three-day supply of food at all times.