5101:2-9-20 Food
and nutrition.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 2002.
Most current prior effective date: January
1, 1991.
(A) A CRC,
group home or residential parenting
facility shall make available or make provision for each child or
teenage mother to have available three nutritious meals
per day scheduled at regular intervals. If more than four hours elapse between
any two meals or if fourteen hours elapse between the evening meal and
breakfast, a nutritious snack shall be served.
(B) The child's or teenage mother's daily
allowance of food shall meet the "National
Research Council's" recommended dietary allowance (RDA) guidelines
of Appendix
1
which are from the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published by the
Food and Nutrition Information Center of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), as adjusted for the age and sex of each child or
teenage mother in the CRC, group home or
residential parenting facility. Additional
information on nutrition can be obtained from the USDA's Food and Nutrition
Information Center or the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
(C) All meats subject to inspection shall should
be inspected and graded by the federal or state department of agriculture.
(D) A minimum of three servings of pasteurized
milk, vitamin D fortified, shall be provided in recommended amounts according to
each child's or teenage mother's
age and sex.
(E) A CRC, group
home or residential parenting
facility shall document that all agricultural, livestock, or dairy operations
maintained by the CRC, group home or residential
parenting facility conform to all applicable regulations adopted
by the department of agriculture and the department of health.
(F) Each CRC shall prepare menus for at least
one week in advance. Cycle menus, if used, shall be at least three weeks long.
(G) A CRC, group
home or residential parenting
facility shall not interfere with documented medical dietary restrictions or
religious dietary restrictions of an individual child or
teenage mother .
(H) Meals provided by a CRC,
group home or residential parenting
facility for direct child care staff shall be the same as those provided for the
children or teenage mothers.
(I) Formula for an infant prepared by or
in a residential parenting facility shall be prepared by the techniques
recommended by the attending physician which shall be on file at the facility.
(J) Before preparing formula for an infant
, all equipment used in the preparation and storage of the formula shall be
thoroughly washed with hot water and detergent followed by a thorough rinsing in
hot running water.
(K) Formula for an infant to be stored at
the facility for any period of time shall be labeled with the child's name and
date of preparation.
(L) Formula for an infant shall be
refrigerated immediately after preparation and shall not be used more than
twenty-four hours after preparation.
(M) Formula for an infant shall not be
heated in a microwave oven.
Appendix 1: Nutrition Guidelines and Serving Sizes
Click here to view the Nutrition Guidelines and Serving Size.
Effective: September 1, 2002
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 9/1/2007
Certification: Certified Electronically
Date: 6/28/2002
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.03
Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03
Prior Effective Dates: December 30, 1966, October 1, 1986, January 1, 1991.
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