15A NCAC 18A .1304      INSPECTIONS

(a)  Institutions shall be inspected once in a six month period by the local health department for the county in which the institution is located, serving as the regulatory authority. Dietary kitchens within institutions shall be inspected in accordance with G.S. 130A-235(a1) or 10A NCAC 46 .0213, as applicable.

(b)  The inspection of institutions shall be documented on inspection forms furnished by the Department to local health departments. The form shall contain the following information:

(1)           the name and address of the institution;

(2)           the name of the licensee;

(3)           an explanation for all points deducted during the inspection and scoring;

(4)           the institution's score calculated in accordance with Rule .1308 of this Section;

(5)           the signature of the Registered Environmental Health Specialist who conducted the inspection; and

(6)           the date on which the inspection was conducted.

(c)  The inspection of dietary kitchens, ancillary kitchens, and areas for dining associated with the dietary kitchen or ancillary kitchen shall be documented separately using the inspection forms and grading system specified in 15A NCAC 18A .2661 and .2662. Dietary kitchens, ancillary kitchens, and areas for dining associated with the dietary kitchen or ancillary kitchen in operation before March 1, 2003 shall be allowed to continue to use equipment and construction in use on that date if no imminent hazard as defined at G.S. 130A-2(3) exists. When such equipment is replaced, the replacement equipment shall comply with 15A NCAC 18A .2654.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-4; 130A-29; 130A‑235;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. December 1, 1977;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2003 (see S.L. 2002-160); September 1, 1990; June 30, 1980;

Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 2003;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2004;

Readopted Eff. December 1, 2022.