5101:2-9-27 Dining areas.

(A) A residential facility shall have at least one area specifically used for dining within the facility. If a children’s residential center (CRC) maintains a dining area in each living unit, the dining area table and seating places shall be of sufficient size and number so that all children may eat together comfortably at one time. If a CRC maintains one or more dining areas that are separate and apart from the living units, all dining area tables and seating places shall be of sufficient size and number so that at least fifty per cent of all children may eat together comfortably at one time.

(B) During meal hours, the dining area portion of each residential facility shall be used only for the purpose of eating.

(C) Each dining area within a residential facility shall be equipped with tables and chairs appropriate to the age, physical condition, and developmental stage of the children who will eat in the area.

Effective: 12/01/2010

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 08/09/2010 and 12/01/2014

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 5103.03

Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03

Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/66, 10/1/86, 1/1/91, 9/1/02, 1/1/08