South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:02 - Lodging and food service
Chapter 44:02:07 - Food service code
Section 44:02:07:98 - Food service manager certification

Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 44:02:07:98
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024

A certified food service manager must have had a minimum of eight hours of classroom instruction and passed a certifying test from an approved food service manager certification course that is equivalent to or exceeds the requirements as set forth in the 1995 ServSafe Serving Safe Food certification course of the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association.

The regulatory authority may approve certification from another food service certification course or from another state if documentation and instructional course content is provided which is substantially the same as that of the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association.

A food service manager must be recertified every four years by attending a minimum of four hours of classroom instruction and passing a recertification test from an approved food service manager recertification course that is equivalent to or exceeds the requirements as set forth in the 1996 ServSafe Serving Safe Food - Food Safety Review recertification course of the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association.

Temporary food service establishments are exempt from the Food Service Manager Certification requirements.

General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17, 34-18-22.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-18-22, 34-18-25.

Note: Courses offered by the Restaurant Division of the South Dakota Retailers Association, PO Box 638, Pierre, SD 57501 ( 1-800-658 -5545).

"ServSafe Serving Safe Food Certification Coursebook," 1995 edition, The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. Copies are available from The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, Technical Education Department, 250 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60606-5834 ( 312-715-1010) for $50 and $2.50 shipping and handling.

"ServSafe Serving Safe Food - Food Safety Review Coursebook," 1996 edition, The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. Copies are available from The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, Technical Education Department, 250 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60606-5834 ( 312-715-1010) for $32 and $1.60 shipping and handling.

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