The nursing home must:
(1) Ensure that residents' diets are provided as prescribed by the physician. Diet modifications, for texture only, may be used as an interim measure when ordered by a registered nurse; and
(2) Provide supplementary fluid and nourishment in accordance with each resident's needs as determined by the assessment process.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
18.51 and
74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. WSR 08-20-062, § 388-97-1200, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.]