SOP_NUMBER: 409.04.26
TITLE: Food Service Permits/Health Department Inspections
REFERENCE_CODE: IVL01-0025
DIVISION: Executive Division (Georgia Correctional Industries - Food and Farm Services)
TOPIC_AREA: 409 Policy-GCI Food Service
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2022-05-25
WORD_COUNT: 423
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/105534
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/409.04.26/
SUMMARY:
This policy establishes procedures for obtaining and maintaining Food Service Permits from local health departments at GDC facilities that operate kitchens. The Food Service Director is responsible for obtaining permits for all food service operations, including mobile field kitchens, with new facilities required to request permits at least 10 days before opening. Facilities must undergo biannual health department inspections after the initial inspection, with copies forwarded to central office within 48 hours and any non-compliances addressed through documented corrective action plans.
KEY_TOPICS: food service permits, health department inspections, food service operations, kitchen inspections, health code compliance, corrective action plans, food safety, mobile kitchens, health department certification, food service regulations
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|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|**Policy Name:** Food Service Permits/Health Department Inspections|**Policy Name:** Food Service Permits/Health Department Inspections|**Policy Name:** Food Service Permits/Health Department Inspections|
|**Policy Number:**409.04.26|**Effective Date:** 5/25//2022|**Page Number:** 1 of 2|
|**Authority:**
Commissioner
|**Originating Division:**
Executive Division (Georgia
Correctional Industries - Food
and Farm Services)|**Access Listing:**
Level I: All Access
|
**I.** **Introduction and Summary:**
It is the policy of the Food and Farm Service’s Subdivision to provide guidelines on
steps which must be taken to obtain a Food Service Permit and maintain a current
Health Department inspection at all Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) State
Prisons and Centers which operate kitchens for preparation of the GDC Master
Menu. Exceptions may be made for contracted food service operations.
**II.** **Authority:**
A. Ga. Comp. R. & Reg. 511-6-1; and
B. ACA Standards: 2-CO-2A-01, 2-CO-2A-02, 2C-CO-4C-01, 1-CTA-3D-02, 5
ACI-5C-09 (Mandatory), 4-ACRS-4A-04, and 4-ALDF-4A-11 (Mandatory).
**III.** **Definitions:**
**Food Service Permit** - Certificate that must be obtained from the local Health
Department authorizing the permit holder to operate a Food Service operation at a
particular site.
**IV.** **Statement of Policy and Applicable Procedures:**
A. The Food Service Director is responsible for obtaining a Food Service Permit for
each operation.
1. A new facility must request a Food Service Permit at least ten (10) days prior
to the facility’s projected opening date.
2. A Food Service Permit should also be obtained by the Food Service Director
for the Food and Farm Services’ mobile field kitchens if these kitchens are
utilized.
|GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Standard Operating Procedures|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|**Policy Name:** Food Service Permits/Health Department Inspections|**Policy Name:** Food Service Permits/Health Department Inspections|**Policy Name:** Food Service Permits/Health Department Inspections|
|**Policy Number:**409.04.26|**Effective Date:** 5/25//2022|**Page Number:** 1 of 2|
|**Authority:**
Commissioner
|**Originating Division:**
Executive Division (Georgia
Correctional Industries - Food
and Farm Services)|**Access Listing:**
Level I: All Access
|
3. Local Health Department inspections should be completed biannually after
the initial inspection occurs.
a. A copy of these inspections will be forwarded to Food and Farm Services
Central Office within forty-eight (48) hours of inspection.
b. In the event non-compliances are noted, a plan of corrective action shall
be attached with the inspection. All corrective actions shall be in
accordance with the guidelines and policies set forth in the Department of
Public Health “Blue Book” and departmental policies.
**V.** **Attachments:**
None.
**VI.** **Record Retention of Forms Relevant to this Policy:**
All Department of Public Health inspections will be retained indefinitely in the Food
Service Office.