Perf-Based Stds, Adult Corr. Inst. 5th ed March 2021

Performance Standard 5C: Food Service

Protocols : Written policy and procedure.

Process Indicators : Observation. Staff and inmate interviews. Record of meals served. Completed menu plans. Documentation of menu substitutions.

Therapeutic Diets 5-ACI-5C-06 (Ref. 4-4318)

Therapeutic diets are provided, as prescribed, by appropriate clinicians. A therapeutic diet manual is available in health services and food services for reference and information. Prescriptions for therapeutic diets should be spe- cific and complete, furnished in writing to the food service manager, and re- written annually, or more often, as clinically indicated. Comment : Therapeutic diets are prepared and served to offenders according to the orders of the treating clinician or as directed by the responsible health authority. Therapeutic diets should be kept as simple as possible and should conform as closely as possible to the foods served other offenders.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Diet manual. Diet request form.

Process Indicators : Health records. Diet records or forms. Observation. Interviews.

5-ACI-5C-07 (Ref. 4-4319)

Written policy, procedure, and practice provide for special diets for inmates whose religious beliefs require the adherence to religious dietary laws.

Comment : Religious diets should be approved by the chaplain. Religious diet pre- scriptions should be specific and complete, furnished in writing to the food service manager, and rewritten monthly. Special diets should be kept as simple as possible and should conform as closely as possible to the foods served other inmates.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Special diets.

Process Indicators : Documentation of chaplain’s approval. Diet manual. Inmate records.

5-ACI-5C-08 (Ref. 4-4320)

Written policy precludes the use of food as a disciplinary measure.

Comment : All inmates and staff except those on special medical or religious diets should eat the same meals. Food should not be withheld, nor the standard menu varied, as a disciplinary sanction for an individual inmate. The standard does not preclude rewarding groups of inmates with special foods in return for special ser- vices or under special circumstances.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Meal schedules.

Process Indicators : Records of meals served. Facility records and logs. Inmate interviews.

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