465 IAC 2-1.5-20
465 IAC 2-1.5-20 Care of children; diet and nutrition
Cite as Ind. Admin. Code tit. 465, r. 2-1.5-20
Sec. 20. (a) The foster family shall provide food of sufficient quality and quantity to meet the nutritional, medical, and psychological
requirements of the child. The child's diet shall be well-balanced. The foster parents shall:
(1) provide any special diets as recommended by the child's physician; and
(2) accommodate the child's cultural and religious needs.
(b) There shall be adequate and appropriate facilities for the:
(1) storage;
(2) protection;
(3) preparation; and
(4) serving;
of food.
(c) The room used for eating shall provide space to enable the child and foster family to eat together as a family group.
(d) The child shall not be forced to eat nor shall the withdrawal of food be used as punishment.