GroundRules
6VAC15-40-550: Food service program
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
- Agency 15. State Board of Local and Regional Jails
- Chapter 40. Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups
- Part IV. Programs and Services
Written policy, procedure, and practice shall ensure a food service program that meets the following:
1. The menu meets the dietary allowances as stated in the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), National Academy of Sciences;
2. There is at least a one-week advance menu preparation;
3. Modifications in menus are based on inmates' medical or reasonable religious requirements. Medical or dental diets shall be prescribed by the facility's medical authority;
4. RDA evaluation of facility menus shall be completed by an independent registered dietitian or certified nutritionist every three years; and
5. Additional evaluations shall be completed when a substantive change in the menu or food service provider occurs.
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