Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 419 - OFFICE OF TRAINING, INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY
Division 490 - THERAPEUTIC BOARDING SCHOOLS
Section 419-490-0080 - Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Food Services
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 419-490-0080
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
A therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following requirements related to food services:
(1) Nutrition and dietary requirements.
(a) A therapeutic boarding school must
arrange meals daily, consistent with normal mealtimes that occur during hours
of operation.
(b) Snacks must be
available and provided as appropriate to the age and activity levels of
children in care.
(c) Menus must be
prepared in advance in accordance with USDA guidelines and must provide a
sufficient variety of foods served in adequate amounts for each student at each
meal, adjusted for seasonal changes. Records of menus as served must be
maintained in the record of the therapeutic boarding school for at least six
months.
(d) Drinking water must be
freely available to the children in care served by the therapeutic boarding
school.
(2) Food selection, storage, and preparation.
(a) All
food and drink provided by the therapeutic boarding school must be stored,
prepared, and served in a sanitary manner.
(b) All employees who handle food served to
children in care must have a valid food handler's card pursuant to ORS
624.570.
(c) Selection of food. All food products
served by a therapeutic boarding school must be obtained from commercial
suppliers, except:
(A) Fresh fruits and
vegetables and fruits or vegetables frozen by the therapeutic boarding school
may be served.
(B) The serving of
unpasteurized juice is prohibited.
(d) Requirements related to milk.
(A) Only Grade A pasteurized and fortified
milk may be served to children in care.
(B) Milk and fluid milk products must be
dispensed from a commercially filled plastic container of not more than
one-gallon capacity or from a refrigerated bulk container equipped with a
dispensing device approved by the Food and Drug Administration or the Oregon
Department of Agriculture.
(e) Children in care may participate in
activities in a food-preparation area, other than routine clean up, only while
under the supervision of the employees of the therapeutic boarding
school.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005, ORS 418.327 & ORS 418.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.327, ORS 409.010, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.240
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