PART 3Requirements in relation to Regulated Activities
SECTION 2Fundamental Standards
Meeting nutritional and hydration needs14
1
The nutritional and hydration needs of service users must be met.
2
Paragraph (1) applies where—
a
care or treatment involves—
i
the provision of accommodation by the service provider, or
ii
an overnight stay for the service user on premises used by the service for the purposes of carrying on a regulated activity, or
b
the meeting of the nutritional or hydration needs of service users is part of the arrangements made for the provision of care or treatment by the service provider.
3
But paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that the meeting of such nutritional or hydration needs would—
a
result in a breach of regulation 11, or
b
not be in the service user's best interests.
4
For the purposes of paragraph (1), “nutritional and hydration needs” means—
a
receipt by a service user of suitable and nutritious food and hydration which is adequate to sustain life and good health,
b
receipt by a service user of parenteral nutrition and dietary supplements when prescribed by a health care professional,
c
the meeting of any reasonable requirements of a service user for food and hydration arising from the service user's preferences or their religious or cultural background, and
d
if necessary, support for a service user to eat or drink.
5
Section 4 of the 2005 Act (best interests) applies for the purposes of determining the best interests of a service user who is 16 or over under this regulation as it applies for the purposes of that Act.