Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
Subchapter L - DIETARY SERVICES
Section 554.1111 - Food Safety Requirements
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The facility must procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory by federal, state, and local authorities.
(b) The facility must store, prepare, and serve food under sanitary conditions, as required by the Texas Department of State Health Services food service sanitation requirements.
(c) The facility must dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
(d) The facility must have a written policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to a resident by family and other visitors to ensure safe and sanitary storage, handling, and consumption.
(e) Dietary service personnel must be in good health and practice hygienic food-handling techniques. Persons with symptoms of communicable diseases or open, infected wounds may not work.
(f) Dietary service personnel must wear clean, washable garments, wear hair coverings or clean caps, and have clean hands and fingernails.
(g) The facility and all food service personnel must meet the standards imposed by local, state, and federal codes regarding food and food handling.
