1. A medical facility shall take such actions as necessary to ensure that the facility provides a diet for each patient for whom a special diet has been ordered by a licensed dietitian or prescribed by a physician, physician assistant, dentist, advanced practice registered nurse or podiatric physician that complies with the order or prescription. Such actions may include, without limitation, purchasing any food or beverage necessary to comply.
2. A medical facility shall maintain documentation which demonstrates that the facility is in compliance with the requirements of subsection 1 and make such documentation available to the Division upon request.
3. A hospital may grant clinical privileges to a licensed dietitian for the purposes of:
(a) Ordering special diets for patients;
(b) Ordering laboratory tests to monitor the effectiveness of special diets or other dietary plans; and
(c) Modifying special diets or other dietary plans based on the results of laboratory tests.