44:73:07:11.  Director of dietetic services. A facility shall have a full-time dietary manager who is responsible to the administrator and who shall direct the dietetic services.

    The dietary manager must:

    (1)  Be a certified dietary manager;

    (2)  Be a certified food service manager;

    (3)  Have a similar national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body; or

    (4)  Have an associate's or higher degree in food service management or hospitality from an accredited institution of higher learning that has a course of study in food service or restaurant management.

    Any dietary manager who does not must enroll, within ninety days of the dietary manager's hire date, in programming necessary to achieve one of the qualifications, and achieve the qualifications within eighteen months of hire. The dietary manager and at least one cook shall possess a current certificate from a ServSafe Manager Food Protection Program offered by various retailers, the Certified Food Protection Professional's Sanitation Course offered by the Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals, or an equivalent training program as determined by the department. Individuals seeking ServSafe recertification are only required to take the national examination.

    The dietary manager shall monitor the dietetic service to ensure that the nutritional and therapeutic dietary needs for each resident are met. If the dietary manager is not a dietitian, the facility must schedule dietitian consultations onsite at least monthly. The dietitian shall approve each menu, assess the nutritional status of each resident with problems identified in the assessment, and review and revise dietetic policies and procedures during scheduled visits.

    The facility shall have sufficient personnel to meet the dietetic needs of the residents and provide dietetic services for a minimum of twelve hours each day.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; 29 SDR 81, effective December 11, 2002; transferred from § 44:04:07:07, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.