Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Act on Assistance in Ensuring Meal Service Safety in Social Welfare Facilities for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
Article 2(Entrustment of Operation of Centers for Social Welfare’s Foodservice Management) #
(1) The Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as a "Mayor/Do Governor") or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu refers to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) may entrust the operation of a center for social welfare’s foodservice management to the following food-related corporations, institutions, or organizations under Article 5 (4) of the Act on Assistance in Ensuring Meal Service Safety in Social Welfare Facilities for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"):
1. Food-related government-funded research institutes established under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government-Funded Research Institutes;
2. Universities or colleges, industrial colleges, or junior colleges under the Higher Education Act in which food-related departments are established;
3. Other food-related non-profit corporations or non-profit organizations determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety.
(2) Where a Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu entrusts the operation of a center for social welfare’s foodservice management pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall publicly notify the name of the entrusted institution, details of the entrusted affairs, and other relevant matters.
Article 3(Subsidization of Establishment and Operation of Centers for Social Welfare’s Foodservice Management) #
The State or a local government may provide subsidies to cover the expenses incurred in the following under Article 5 (5) of the Act:
1. Wages of the dietitians and persons in charge of sanitation who work at centers for social welfare’s foodservice management;
2. Rents for the facilities of centers for social welfare’s foodservice management;
3. Education and guidance on, and management of, sanitation and nutrition of meal services for workers and users of social welfare meal service providers;
4. Other affairs related to the establishment and operation of centers for social welfare’s foodservice management.
Article 4(Subsidization of Operation of National Institute of Social Welfare Food and Nutrition Service) #
The State may provide subsidies to cover the expenses incurred in the following under Article 6 (3) of the Act:
1. Wages of the workers of the National Institute of Social Welfare Food and Nutrition Service;
2. Rents for the facilities of the National Institute of Social Welfare Food and Nutrition Service;
3. Performance of the affairs prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 6 (1) of the Act by the National Institute of Social Welfare Food and Nutrition Service.
Article 5(Delegation of Authority) #
Pursuant to Article 10 of the Act, the Minister of Food and Drug Safety shall delegate to a Mayor/Do Governor his or her authority over guidance to and inspection of centers for social welfare’s foodservice management and social welfare meal service providers that receive assistance from such centers under Article 7 (2) of the Act.
Article 6(Processing of Sensitive Information) #
A center for social welfare’s foodservice management (including a center for children’s food service management deemed a center for social welfare’s foodservice management pursuant to the latter part of Article 5 (2) of the Act) and the National Institute of Social Welfare Food and Nutrition Service (including the National Institute of Food and Nutrition Service deemed the National Institute of Social Welfare Food and Nutrition Service pursuant to the latter part of Article 6 (2) of the Act) may process data containing information on health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act, if unavoidable to perform the following affairs:
1. Education and counseling on dietary lifestyle for users of social welfare meal service providers among the affairs under Article 5 (3) 3 of the Act;
2. Assistance to social welfare meal service providers in improving sanitation and nutrition under Article 5 (3) 4 of the Act;
3. Assistance with nutrition management under Article 6 (1) of the Act.
[This Article Newly Inserted on Feb. 27, 2024]