(A) Schedule of inspection. The Health Officer may establish an inspection schedule, the frequency of which is at the discretion of the Health Officer. The schedule will be based on the public health risk associated with the establishment’s menu, type of operation, including the methods and extent of food storage, preparation and service, the number of people served, and past performance.
(B) Procedure when violations are noted. If, during an inspection of any establishment, the Health Officer discovers a violation of this chapter, he or she shall issue a written order in the form of an inspection report listing such violation to the operator, or, in the operator’s absence, to the person in charge, and setting a date by which the violation shall be abated. A copy of the inspection report shall be filed with the records of the County Health Department.
(C) Public access to inspection records. After the inspection report is completed, the establishment, under I.C. 16-20-8-5, has the opportunity to review the reports and submit to the County Health Department a written response. The public will have access to inspection reports either ten days after the completion of the inspection, or after a written response to the inspection report has been submitted to the department under I.C. 16-20-8-5, whichever is earlier, except as provided in I.C. 16-20-8-8. The inspection report and related public records may be inspected and copied under I.C. 5-14-3 if the County Health Department takes any of the following actions with respect to an establishment that is the subject of the records:
(1) Schedules a hearing by the local Health Department or designee;
(2) Orders closure;
(3) Requests revocation of a permit; and/or
(4) Finds the existence of an imminent danger to the public health, or a gross deception of, or fraud upon, the consumer.
(D) Refusal to sign acknowledgment. Refusal to sign an acknowledgment of receipt will not affect the operator’s obligation to correct the violations noted in the inspection report within the date by which the violation shall be abated.
(Ord. 2010-08, passed 2-23-2010)