This regulation establishes food service requirements for residential substance use disorder treatment facilities in Pennsylvania, covering how meals must be provided (on-site preparation, central kitchen, or vendor contracts) and setting specific standards for food storage temperatures, cleanliness of preparation areas and utensils, and prohibitions on pets and smoking in food preparation areas. Facility operators must ensure food preparation areas are properly equipped and maintained after each use.
View official source28 Pa. Code § 705.7 - Food service State Regulations Compare (a) A residential facility shall provide meals to residents through onsite food preparation areas, a central food preparation area or contractual arrangements with vendors or caterers. (b) A residential facility may operate a central food preparation area to provide food services to multiple facilities or locations. A residential facility that operates an onsite food preparation area or a central food preparation area shall: (1) Have a food preparation area with a refrigerator, a sink, a stove, an oven and cabinet space for storage. (2) Clean and disinfect food preparation areas and appliances following each prepared meal. (3) Clean all eating, drinking and cooking utensils and all food preparation areas after each usage and store the utensils in a clean enclosed area. (4) Ensure that storage areas for foods are free of food particles, dust and dirt. (5) Keep cold food at or below 40°F, hot food at or above 140°F, and frozen food at or below O°F. (6) Store all food items off the floor. (7) Prohibit pets in the food preparation area. (8) Prohibit smoking in food preparation areas. Notes 28 Pa. Code § 705.7 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox