# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1900: Section 340.1900 Food Service Staff

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1900
- **Heading:** Section 340.1900 Food Service Staff
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 340 ILLINOIS VETERANS' HOMES CODE / Section 340.1900 Food Service Staff

## Text

Section 340
Section 340.1900  Food
Service Staff
a)         A full-time person who is a dietician or dietetic service
supervisor shall be responsible for the total food and nutrition services of
the facility.  The food service supervisor may assume cooking duties but only
if these duties do not interfere with the responsibilities of management and
supervision.
b)         If the person responsible for the food service is not a
dietitian, the person shall have frequent and regularly scheduled consultation
from a dietitian.  This consultation, given in the facility, shall include
training, as needed, in areas such as menu planning and review, food
preparation, food storage, food service, safety, sanitation and use of food
equipment. Clinical management of therapeutic diets shall also be included in
consulting, covering areas such as tube feeding; nutritional status and
requirements of residents, including weight, height, hematologic and
biochemical assessments; physical limitations; adaptive eating equipment;
clinical observations of nutrition, nutritional intake, resident's eating
habits and preferences, and dietary restrictions.
c)         A minimum of eight hours of consulting time per month shall be
provided for facilities with 50 or fewer residents.  An additional five minutes
of consulting time per month shall be provided per resident over 50 residents,
based on the average daily census for the previous year.
d)         A sufficient number of food service personnel shall be
employed and on duty to meet the dietary needs of all residents eating meals in
the facility.  Food service staff working hours shall be scheduled to meet the
total dietary needs of the residents.  All food service employees' time
schedules and work assignments shall be posted in the kitchen. Dietary duties
and job procedures shall be available in the food service for employees'
information and use
ed and on duty to meet the dietary needs of all residents eating meals in
the facility.  Food service staff working hours shall be scheduled to meet the
total dietary needs of the residents.  All food service employees' time
schedules and work assignments shall be posted in the kitchen. Dietary duties
and job procedures shall be available in the food service for employees'
information and use.
e)         Food service personnel shall be in good health and shall
practice hygienic food handling techniques and good personal grooming.

## Nearby sections

- [77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1900 Section 340.1900  Food Service Staff](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T77_P340_S340_1900.md)
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- [77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1930 Section 340.1930  Therapeutic Diets (Repealed)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T77_P340_S340_1930.md)
- [77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1940 Section 340.1940  Menus and Food Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T77_P340_S340_1940.md)
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