North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 13 - NC MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION
Subchapter E - LICENSING OF OVERNIGHT RESPITE SERVICES
Section .0800 - NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICE
Section 13E .0805 - THERAPEUTIC DIETS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) All therapeutic diet orders, including thickened liquids, shall be in writing from the participant's physician or appropriate licensed health professional.
(b) Where applicable, the therapeutic diet order shall be specific to calorie, gram, or consistency, such as for calorie-controlled American Diabetic Association diets, low sodium diets, or thickened liquids, unless there are written orders that include the definition of any therapeutic diet identified in the facility's therapeutic menu approved by a licensed dietitian or nutritionist.
(c) The facility shall maintain an accurate and current listing of overnight respite participants with physician or appropriate licensed health professional ordered therapeutic diets for guidance of food service staff.
Authority
G.S.
131D-6.1;
Eff. April 1,
2017.
