Virginia Administrative Code
Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 73 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSED ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
Part VI - Resident Care and Related Services
Section 22VAC40-73-590 - Number of meals and availability of snacks
Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 40-73-590
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. At least three well-balanced meals, served at regular intervals, shall be provided daily to each resident, unless contraindicated as documented by the attending physician in the resident's record or as provided for in 22VAC40-73-580 G.
B. Snacks shall be made available at all times for all residents or in accordance with their physician's or other prescriber's orders.
1. Appropriate
adjustments in the provision of snacks to a resident shall be made when orders
from the resident's physician or other prescriber in the resident's record
limits the receipt or type of snacks.
2. Vending machines shall not be used as the
only source for snacks.
Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217, 63.2-1732, 63.2-1802, 63.2-1805 , and 63.2-1808 of the Code of Virginia.
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