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recommended number of servings of each food type set out in the United States Department of Agriculture publication, The Food Guide Pyramid, as revised as of October 1996 and adopted by reference. The home shall offer a wide variety of food that includes fresh fruits and vegetables as often as possible. (b) The home shall consider each resident’s health-related or religious restrictions, cultural or ethnic preferences in food preparation, and preference for smaller portions, as reflected in the resident’s residential services contract executed under AS 47.33.210 and assisted living plan prepared under AS 47.33.220 and 47.33.230. The home shall also consider a resident’s decision, from time to time, to be served smaller portions even if that issue is not addressed in the contract or plan. (c) An assisted living home shall keep a written record of each day’s menu, document whether the meals served were as described in those menus, and keep the documented menus on file for at least one year for review by the department. (Eff. 9/28/2001, Register 159; am 6/24/2004, Register 170) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: The Food Guide Pyramid adopted by reference in 7 AAC 75.265 is available from the United States Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 1120 20th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036-3475 or go to www.cnpp.usda.govGP. Effective July 1, 2022, Executive Order 121 split the former Department of Health and Social Services into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services. As of Register 242 (July 2022), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under sec. 138, E.O. 121 and AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation for 7 AAC 75.265 by substituting references to AS 47.32.010 and 47.32.030 for the references to former AS 47.33.410 and 47.33.920 (repealed 2005). 7 AAC 75.270. Life and fire safety. An assisted living home must meet the applicable life and fire safety requirements of 7 AAC 10.1010. (Eff. 7/1/95, Register 134; am 4/6/2002, Register 162; am 6/24/2004, Register 170; am 6/23/2006, Register 178) Statutory Authority: