South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-16 - Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries
Sec2 61-16.1500 - FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE. (II)
Section 61-16.1505 - Diets

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-16.1505

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Diets shall be prepared in conformance with orders of a physician or, if permitted by the facility's policies, a dietitian. A current diet manual shall be readily available to attending physicians, food and nutrition service personnel, nursing personnel, and dietitians.

A. Diets shall be prescribed, dated and signed or authenticated by the physician or dietitian.

B. Facilities with patients in need of special or therapeutic diets shall provide for such diets.

C. Notations shall be made in the medical record of diet served, counseling or instructions given, as identified by patient and/or nutritional assessment and patient's tolerance of the diet.

D. Diets shall be planned, written, prepared and served with consultation from a dietitian.

E. Persons responsible for diets shall have sufficient knowledge of food values in order to make substitutions when necessary. All substitutions made on the master menu shall be documented.

F. Nothing in this regulation shall be read or interpreted to prohibit a facility's policies from allowing a dietitian to:

1. Order or prescribe patient diets, including therapeutic diets;

2. Order laboratory tests to monitor the effectiveness of dietary plans and orders; and/or

3. Make subsequent modifications to patient diets based on the results of laboratory tests.

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