OAR 413-215-0536
Residential Care Agencies: Food Services
(1)
Nutrition and dietary requirements.(a)
A residential care agency must arrange meals daily, consistent with normal mealtimes that occur during hours of operation.(b)
Menus must be prepared in advance in accordance with USDA guidelines and must provide a sufficient variety of foods served in adequate amounts for each child in care at each meal, adjusted for seasonal changes. Records of menus as served must be maintained in the record of the residential care agency for at least six months.(c)
Drinking water must be freely available to the children in care served by the residential care agency.(2)
Food selection, storage, and preparation.(a)
All food and drink provided by the residential care agency must be stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner.(b)
All employees who handle food served to children in care must have a valid food handlers card pursuant to ORS 624.570 (Food handler training requirement).(c)
Selection of food. All food products served by a residential care agency must be obtained from commercial suppliers, except:(A)
Fresh fruits and vegetables and fruits or vegetables frozen by the residential care agency may be served.(B)
The serving of un-pasteurized juice is prohibited.(d)
Requirements related to milk.(A)
Only Grade A pasteurized and fortified milk may be served to children in care.(B)
Milk and fluid milk products must be dispensed from a commercially-filled plastic container of not more than one-gallon capacity or from a refrigerated bulk container equipped with a dispensing device approved by the Food and Drug Administration or Oregon Department of Agriculture.(e)
Children in care may participate in activities in a food-preparation area, other than routine clean up, only while under the supervision of the employees of the residential care agency.
Source:
Rule 413-215-0536 — Residential Care Agencies: Food Services, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=413-215-0536.