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CMS SOM App. J, Tag W471
§483.480(b)(1)(ii) Not less than 10 hours between breakfast and the evening meal of the same
day, except as provided under paragraph (b)(1)(i).
§483.480(b)(2) Food must be served--
Facility Practices §483.480(b)(2)(i)
Portions served, either by staff or by the individuals themselves, closely match designated
serving sizes on menus. Slight variations are not significant enough or frequent enough to affect
individual’s health.
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
b91a5a4242d615c7ace05843b6add87f124f64eb337a0d5c8202f2b8ceb908aa
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