(1) On or before April 1, 2017, the department shall respond to all plans and specifications and HACCP plan reviews within fourteen working days after receipt, as required by section 25-4-1605 (4).
On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall ensure significant statewidecompliance with the federal food and drug administration's voluntary national retail food regulatory program standards by verifying that:
At least seventy percent of Colorado's retail food program staff meet the nationalcriteria for appropriate training and education to adequately perform required inspections; and
At least seventy percent of Colorado's retail food program staff meet the nationalcriteria regarding the focus of inspections on critical item risk factors, the correction of documented deficiencies, and the focus of inspections on the highest-risk establishments.
To verify compliance with this section:
The department shall audit any local public health agency that conducts inspectionswithin its jurisdiction; and
Local public health agencies shall audit the department regarding the jurisdictionswhere the department conducts inspections.
The results of the audits conducted pursuant to subsection (3) of this section must bedocumented and reported during each stakeholder process held pursuant to section 25-4-1607.5.
Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1401), ch. 367, p. 1548, § 4, effective August 10; entire section amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 799, § 126, effective August 10.