(1) A registered dietician must oversee dietary services and must provide medical nutritional therapy.
    (2) Menus must be prepared in advance, followed, and made accessible to clients and staff.
    (3) Menus must be approved by the registered dietitian.
    (4) Each client must receive food prepared by methods that conserve nutritive value, flavor and appearance.
    (5) Each client must receive food that is palatable, attractive and at the proper temperature.
    (6) Substitutes offered must be of similar nutritive value.
    (7) As required by the Department of Health, all matters pertaining to food service must comply as required by the following regulations based on the number of beds to be licensed:
    (a) For facilities with 25 or more beds the provisions of Rule Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 64E-11, Food Hygiene.
    (b) For facilities with 24 beds or fewer the provisions of Rule Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 64E-12, Community Based Residential Facilities.
Rulemaking Authority 400.967 FS. Law Implemented 400.967(2)(c),(f) FS. History-New 12-21-15.