PDFWAC 388-76-10420

Meals and snacks.

The adult family home must:
(1) Serve at least three meals:
(a) In each twenty-four hour period;
(b) At regular times comparable to normal meal times in the community; and
(c) That meet the nutritional needs of each resident.
(2) Make nutritious snacks available to residents:
(a) Between meals; and
(b) In the evening.
(3) Get input from residents in meal planning and scheduling;
(4) Serve nutrient concentrates, supplements, and modified diets only with written approval of the resident's physician;
(5) Only serve pasteurized milk;
(6) Process any home-canned foods served in the home, according to the latest guidelines of the county cooperative extension service; and
(7) Ensure food is:
(a) In sufficient supply; and
(b) Safe, sanitary, and uncontaminated.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.128.040. WSR 10-03-064, § 388-76-10420, filed 1/15/10, effective 2/15/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.128.040 and chapters 70.128 and 74.34 RCW. WSR 07-21-080, § 388-76-10420, filed 10/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]