§ 1248. Medical Diets.

The responsible physician, in consultation with the facility administrator, shall develop written policies and procedures that identify the individual(s) who are authorized to prescribe a medical diet. The medical diets utilized by a facility shall be planned, prepared and served with consultation from a registered dietitian. The facility manager shall comply with any medical diet prescribed for an inmate.

The facility manager and responsible physician shall ensure that the medical diet manual, which includes sample menus of medical diets, shall be available in both the medical unit and the food service office for reference and information. A registered dietitian shall review, and the responsible physician shall approve, the diet manual on an annual basis.

Pregnant women shall be provided a balanced, nutritious diet approved by a doctor.

HISTORY

1. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 9-30-82 (Register 82, No. 40).

2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).

3. Amendment of section heading and text filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).

4. Amendment of section heading and section filed 6-2-2005; operative 7-2-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).

5. Amendment filed 5-23-2008 as an emergency; operative 5-23-2008 (Register 2008, No. 21). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-30-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-23-2008 order transmitted to OAL 9-10-2008 and filed 10-23-2008 (Register 2008, No. 43).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 6030, Penal Code. Reference: Section 6030, Penal Code.