Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-12 - COMMUNITY BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES › Section 64E-12.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purpose of this rule, the following words and phrases
				  shall have the meaning indicated:
(1)
				Approved - means acceptable by law.
(2) Community Based Residential Facilities -
				means group care facilities as established under Section
				 381.006(16),
				F.S., used as a primary domicile by the resident and located in any building or
				buildings, section of a building, or distinct part of a building or other
				place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes, through its
				ownership or management, to provide for a period exceeding 24 hours, housing,
				food service, and one or more personal services for persons not related to the
				owner or administrator by blood or marriage, who require such services. This
				term does not include family foster homes as defined in Section
				 409.175(2)(e),
				F.S., or foster care facilities as defined in Section
				 393.063(15),
				F.S., and correctional facilities, such as detention centers, jails or
				prisons.
(3) Department - means the
				Florida Department of Health and county health departments.
(4) Food Preparation - means the manipulation
				of foods intended for human consumption by such means as washing, slicing,
				peeling, chipping, shucking, scooping, and or portioning. The term also
				includes those activities involving temperature changes, combining ingredients,
				opening ready-to-eat food packages, or any other activity causing physical or
				chemical alterations in the food.
(5) Hot Water - means water heated to a
				minimum temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (°F).
(6) Law - means applicable statutes, rules,
				codes, or ordinances adopted by local, state, and federal agencies that have
				regulatory oversight or inspection authority.
(7) Minor - means any person under the age of
				18 years old.
(8) Open Water Hazard
				- means any body of water such as canals, creeks, holding ponds, rivers, lakes,
				or swamps which are unrestricted by a barrier at least 4 feet in height, on or
				abutting the property of a community based residential facility. This term does
				not include pools or spas and small ornamental fish ponds, or above ground
				fountains which are less than 24 inches deep and have less than 200 square feet
				of surface area.
(9) Personal
				Services - means providing supervision, custodial care, or assisting a resident
				with the tasks or functions in their daily living activities, such as bathing,
				dressing, laundry, eating, ambulation, grooming, toileting, or monitoring
				medications.
(10) Potentially
				Hazardous Food - means any perishable food which consists in whole or in part
				of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, edible
				crustacea, or other ingredients, including synthetic ingredients, in a form
				capable of supporting:
(a) Rapid and
				progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms, or
(b) The slower growth of Clostridium
				botulinum.
The term "potentially hazardous food" does not include foods
				  which have a pH level of 4.6 or below, or a water activity (Aw) value of 0.85
				  or less, or air-cooled hard-boiled eggs with the shell
				  intact.