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(B) directly relate to food service management and clinical nutrition. (p) A rural primary care hospital or a critical access hospital must have a dietitian registered by the American Dietetic Association or a dietetic service supervisor to supervise and monitor the dietary services to ensure the facility meets patients’ nutritional needs and the requirements of this section. The services of a registered dietitian or a dietetic services supervisor may be provided on a part-time, offsite basis. (q) A nursing home that is licensed separately under this chapter, but that is part of a licensed critical access hospital under 7 AAC 12.104, must employ a qualified dietitian either full time, part time, or on a consultant basis to plan, manage, and implement dietary service activities to assure that the residents receive adequate nutrition and that the dietary department of the nursing home is functioning properly. If a qualified dietitian is not employed full time, the facility is subject to the following requirements:

(1) the facility must designate a person to serve as the

(A) dietetic service supervisor; or

(B) manager of food service; a manager of food service is exempt from the requirements of (o) of this section;

(2) the facility shall ensure that the dietitian

(A) makes frequently scheduled onsite consultation visits to the facility;

(B) functions collaboratively with the dietetic service supervisor or manager of food service in meeting the nutritional needs of the residents;

(C) provides supervision for dietary department functions;

(D) develops and implements continuing education programs for dietary services and nursing personnel; and

(E) participates in interdisciplinary care planning. (Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 5/4/97, Register 142; am 9/1/2000, Register 155; am 12/17/2005, Register 176; am 12/3/2006, Register 180) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: A copy of Recommended Dietary Allowances, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 12.720(d), may be