Rule 901:3-4-17 | State survey procedures for program evaluation.
(A) Pursuant to section 3717.11 of the Revised Code the director shall survey at least once every three years the retail food establishment program of every licensor for retail food establishments. The licensor shall provide the director with all requested information to complete the survey.
(B) The director shall provide the survey methodology to all licensors. The methodology shall include:
(1) A review of the administrative aspects of the retail food establishment program;
(2) A field review of the application of the requirements set forth in Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code, Chapter 3717-1 of the Administrative Code, and this chapter; and
(3) A review of other performance standards relevant to the conduct of the retail food establishment program.
(C) The director shall survey the retail food establishment program in accordance with the survey methodology and shall determine whether the licensor is qualified to administer and enforce Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code, Chapter 3717-1 of the Administrative Code, and the applicable rules of this chapter. After the survey is complete, the director shall classify the licensor as approved or provisional and provide a survey report to the licensor. If the licensor is classified as provisional, the director shall provide the licensor with:
(1) A set time frame for correcting the deficiencies;
(2) Procedures for program disapproval that the department will pursue if the licensor fails to correct the major deficiencies revealed by the survey; and
(3) An opportunity to request a meeting with a representative of the director to discuss the deficiencies.
(D) The Ohio department of agriculture shall reevaluate a board or authority's provisional retail food establishment program in the established time frame to determine if the program is in compliance. If in compliance, the director shall classify the licensor as approved. If the deficiencies have not been corrected, the director shall propose to disapprove the licensor, or shall propose to revoke the approval, whichever is appropriate.
(E) The licensor may request an informal hearing on the director's proposed determination if a written request is received by the director no later than fifteen days after the date of mailing the proposed determination. The informal hearing shall be conducted before the director or the director's authorized representative no later than thirty days after the director received the request for hearing. At the hearing, a representative of the licensor may present information orally and in writing. The director shall issue a written decision no later than thirty days after the conclusion of the informal hearing.
Last updated October 21, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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