Ohio Admin. Code 5101:2-9-20 - Food and nutrition
(A) A residential facility shall make
available or make provision for each child 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 resident's daily allowance of food
shall meet the most recent dietary guidelines for Americans published by the
food and nutrition information center of the United States department of
agriculture (USDA). The most current guidelines can be accessed at
www.cnpp.usda.gov/DietaryGuidelines.htm
(2010)
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/
(2015).
(C) All meats
served by the facility subject to inspection shall be inspected and graded by
the federal or state department of agriculture.
(D) A minimum of three daily servings of
pasteurized milk, vitamin D fortified, shall be provided or made available in
recommended amounts according to each child's age and sex.
(E) A residential facility shall document
that all agricultural, livestock, or dairy operations maintained by the
facility conform to all applicable regulations adopted by the department of
agriculture and the department of health.
(F) Each children's residential center (CRC)
shall prepare menus at least one week in advance. Cycle menus, if used, shall
be at least three weeks long.
(G) A
residential facility shall not interfere with documented medical dietary
restrictions or religious dietary restrictions of an individual
child.
(H) Meals provided by a
residential facility for direct child care staff shall be the same as those
provided for the children.
(I)
Formula for an infant prepared by or in a residential parenting facility or a
children's crisis care facility shall be prepared in accordance with the
instructions of the formula or 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. The timeframe for use after preparation
may be longer than twenty-four hours if directed by a physician or as
documented in the instructions of the formula. The timeframe shall not be
extended beyond the physician's recommendation or the instructions of the
formula.
(M) Formula for an infant
shall not be heated in a microwave oven.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.03
Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03
Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 10/01/1986, 01/01/1991, 09/01/2002, 01/01/2008, 12/01/2010, 07/01/2014
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