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There are many varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables currently available and reasonably priced. Help your dietary managers incorporate seasonal fresh produce in their menus. (click on the image above for a delicious recipe)  email or call me at the office 916-364-5300.
Janet Montano, RD Director of Menu Services |
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In this issue of RD News we draw your attention to the qualifications of the DSS. In future issues you will hear more about the Dietary Manager Online program that HMC will be launching this summer with Loma Linda University. In the meantime please direct anyone insterested in the program to the HMC website and encourage them to sign up for the monthly newsletter "Menu For Success". |
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Qualifications of a Dietetic Services Supervisor
The essence of Assembly Bill 2128, effective in 2009, was to revise the approved routes to become or be considered a qualified dietetic services supervisor in a health facility. California law requires that if a health facility employs a dietitian less than full time, then the facility will employ a full-time dietetic services supervisor. The dietetic services supervisor shall have completed at least one of the following educational requirements:
- A baccalaureate degree with major studies in food and nutrition, dietetics, or food management and has one year of experience in the dietetic service of a licensed health facility;
- A graduate of a dietetic technician training program approved by the American Dietetic Association or currently registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration;
- A graduate of a dietetic assistant training program approved by the American Dietetic Association (note: this program is no longer offered);
- *A graduate of a dietetic services training program approved by the Dietary Managers Association and is a certified dietary manager credentialed by the Certifying Board of the Dietary Managers Association, maintains this certification, and has received at least six hours of in-service training on the specific California dietary service requirements contained in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations prior to assuming full-time duties as a dietetic services supervisor at the health facility;
- Is a graduate of a college degree program with major studies in food and nutrition, dietetics, food management, culinary arts, or hotel and restaurant management and is a certified dietary manager credentialed by the Certifying Board of the Dietary Managers Association, maintains this certification, and has received at least six hours of in-service training on the specific California dietary service requirements contained in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations prior to assuming full-time duties as a dietetic services supervisor at the health facility;
- A graduate of a state approved program that provides 90 or more hours of classroom instruction in dietetic service supervision, or 90 hours or more of combined classroom instruction and instructor led interactive Web based instruction in dietetic service supervision;
- Received training experience in food service supervision and management in the military equivalent in content to paragraph 2, 3, or 6.
*Coming soon from HMC and Loma Linda University! |
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Visit the reference file on the staff website to review the entire AB 2128, Check the qualifications of your dietary supervisors; ask to see their certificate, degree, CDR or CDM card. Check the Dietary Managers Association website for information on becoming a CDM, and taking the CDM exam. *More information about the Dietary Manager Online program that HMC is offering will be available in the next few weeks. You should recommend the dietary supervisor post a copy of their qualifications and their ServSafe certificate in their office. They may need to get a copy of their qualifications from their employee file. |
| Dear Dietitian |
State surveyors are scrutinizing the qualifications of supervisors to make sure they meet one of the above approved methods. We can stay a step ahead by verifying qualifications and having copies readily available during survey. If you have any questions about their qualifications, contact me or the HMC office for advice.
Sincerely,
Judy Morgan, MBA, RD
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