44:70:06:09Written menus.

Any regular or therapeutic menu, including therapeutic diet menu extensions for all diets served in the facility, must be written, prepared, and served as prescribed by each resident's physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or dietician. Each menu must be written at least one week in advance. A dietician shall annually approve, sign, and date each planned menu for all facilities except a facility without therapeutic diet services. The dietician shall review any menu changes from month to month. Each menu as served must meet the nutritional needs of the resident in accordance with the orders of a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or dietician, and Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, United States Department of Agriculture. The facility shall file and retain a record of each menu as served for thirty days.

Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023.