| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 52 0581 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 11 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Schofield of the 63 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Scott of the 76 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Davis of the 87 |
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| 8 | 8 | | th |
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| 9 | 9 | | , and Jackson of |
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| 10 | 10 | | the 68 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT |
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| 15 | 15 | | To amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to provide for2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | sufficient staff for carrying out food and nutrition services at a long-term care facility; to3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | provide for definitions; to provide for the employment of a licensed dietitian; to provide for4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | the designation and qualifications of a director of food and nutrition services; to provide for5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | sufficient support personnel; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1.9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, is amended by adding a new Code11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | section to read as follows:12 |
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| 28 | 28 | | "31-7-12.9. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) As used in this Code section, the term:14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. B. 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) 'Certified dietary manager' means a food service professional who has satisfied15 |
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| 34 | 34 | | credentialing requirements to work as a dietary manager, including, but not limited to,16 |
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| 35 | 35 | | coursework, work experience, and passing a nationally recognized credentialing exam. 17 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2) 'Certified food service manager' means a food service professional who has satisfied18 |
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| 37 | 37 | | credentialing requirements to work as a food service manager, including, but not limited19 |
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| 38 | 38 | | to, coursework, work experience, and passing a nationally recognized credentialing exam.20 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) 'Licensed dietitian' means a dietitian licensed under Chapter 11A of Title 43.21 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (4) 'Long-term care facility' means a skilled nursing home, intermediate care home,22 |
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| 41 | 41 | | personal care home, assisted living community, community living arrangement, or23 |
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| 42 | 42 | | inpatient hospice facility licensed or permitted to operate pursuant to this chapter.24 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (b) A long-term care facility shall employ sufficient staff with the appropriate25 |
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| 44 | 44 | | competencies and skill sets to carry out the functions of food and nutrition services, taking26 |
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| 45 | 45 | | into consideration resident assessments, individual plans of care, and the number, acuity,27 |
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| 46 | 46 | | and diagnoses of such facility's resident population.28 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (c) A long-term care facility shall employ a licensed dietitian on a full-time, part-time, or29 |
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| 48 | 48 | | consultant basis; provided, however, that, if such facility does not employ a licensed30 |
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| 49 | 49 | | dietitian on a full-time basis, such facility shall designate an individual to serve as the31 |
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| 50 | 50 | | director of food and nutrition services; provided, further, that such individual shall:32 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (1) Satisfy at least one of the following qualifications:33 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (A) Be a certified dietary manager;34 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (B) Be a certified food service manager;35 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (C) Have a similar national certification for food service management and safety from36 |
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| 55 | 55 | | a national certifying body;37 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (D) Have an associate's or higher degree in food service management or in hospitality38 |
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| 57 | 57 | | from an accredited institution of higher learning, provided that the coursework for such39 |
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| 58 | 58 | | degree includes food service or restaurant management; or40 |
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| 59 | 59 | | H. B. 11 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (E) Have two or more years of experience in the position of director of food and41 |
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| 62 | 62 | | nutrition services in a long-term care facility and have completed a course of study in42 |
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| 63 | 63 | | food safety and management, provided that such course of study includes topics integral43 |
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| 64 | 64 | | to managing dietary operations, including, but not limited to, foodborne illness,44 |
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| 65 | 65 | | sanitation procedures, and food purchasing or receiving; and45 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (2) Receive frequently scheduled consultations from a licensed dietitian.46 |
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| 67 | 67 | | (d) A long-term care facility shall provide sufficient support personnel to safely and47 |
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| 68 | 68 | | effectively carry out the functions of food and nutrition services.48 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (e) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the49 |
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| 70 | 70 | | provisions of this Code section."50 |
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| 71 | 71 | | SECTION 2.51 |
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| 72 | 72 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.52 |
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| 73 | 73 | | H. B. 11 |
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