(1) Type I, II,
III, and IV Facilities shall meet the following requirements unless otherwise
specified.
(2) Food service
guidelines and a menu pattern approved by a dietician, at least annually, shall
be used by each facility in the preparation of meals. Menu evaluations shall be
conducted, at least quarterly, by food service supervisory staff to verify
adherence to the established basic dietary servings.
This requirement applies only to Type I Facilities.
(3) Working inmates shall receive
at least three (3) meals every twenty-four (24) hours with no more than
fourteen (14) hours between any two (2) meals. At least two (2) of these meals
shall be hot. Non-working inmates shall receive at least two (2) meals every
twenty-four (24) hours with no more than fourteen (14) hours between any two
(2) meals. Variations may be allowed based on weekend and holiday food service
demands, as long as basic nutritional goals are met.
This requirement applies only to Type I Facilities.
(4) All meals shall be prepared
(except when catered) and served under the direct supervision of staff.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(5) Inmates
involved in the preparation of the food shall receive an agency-approved
pre-assignment medical screening to ensure freedom from illness transmittable
by food or utensils. Facilities shall have a policy to insure those currently
assigned to food service preparation duties who are identified by food service
staff as having an illness or infection shall be removed from those duties.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(6) Written
policy and procedure shall require that accurate records are maintained on the
number of meals served per day, the actual food served, and meal schedule.
This requirement applies only to Type I Facilities.
(7) Facilities shall inspect all
food service areas on a weekly basis, including dining and food preparation
areas and equipment by administrative, medical, or food service personnel.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(8) Written
policy shall require that food shall never be used as a reward or disciplinary
measure. This requirement applies only to Type I and II Facilities.
(9) Modified diets shall be prepared for
inmates when requested by medical staff or by a physician's order, and all
reasonable efforts shall be made to accommodate the dietary needs of a
religion.
This requirement applies only to Type I and II
Facilities.
(10) Shelf
goods shall be maintained between forty-five (45) degrees and eighty (80)
degrees Fahrenheit; refrigerated foods between thirty-five (35) degrees and
forty (40) degrees Fahrenheit; and frozen foods at zero (0) degrees Fahrenheit
or below.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(11) The
preparation or storage of open food, other than a reasonable amount of
commissary food, shall not be permissible in the immediate housing area.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(12)
Refrigerators shall be clean and contain a thermometer.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(13) All food
products shall be stored at least six (6) to eight (8) inches off the floor on
shelves or in shatter-proof containers with tight fitting lids.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(14)
Insecticide, cleaning agents and poisonous substances shall be plainly labeled
and stored away from food.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(15) Culinary
equipment (knives and other sharp instruments) shall be securely stored,
inventoried and their use controlled.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
(16) Stoves
shall be equipped with operable hooded exhaust systems and the filters shall be
kept clean.
This requirement applies only to Type I, II, and III
Facilities.
Notes
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1400-01-.10
Original rule
filed August 9, 1982; effective September 8, 1982. Repeal and new rule filed
June 29, 1984; effective September 11, 1984. Amendment filed July 31, 2000;
effective November 28, 2000. Repeal and new rule filed October 29, 2014;
effective January 27, 2015. Amendments filed September 1, 2017; effective
11/30/2017.
Authority: T.C.A. ยง
41-4-140.
