Section 250.1640 Diet Orders
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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH › CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 250 HOSPITAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 250.1640 Diet Orders
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Section 250
Section 250.1640 Diet Orders
a) All diets shall be ordered by the patient's attending
physician and/or a registered dietitian with the attending physician's
confirmation. Diet orders shall be recorded in the patient's medical chart.
b) All diet orders shall be sent to the dietetic service
department in writing. Each diet order shall have sufficient pertinent
information to enable the dietetic service to serve the diet as prescribed by
the physician.
c) Appropriate records for patients shall be maintained in the
dietetic service department. These records shall contain pertinent information
that will be helpful to the patient's nutritional care.
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