1. A. RDP-approved food products shall be available from the commissary.

2. B. The commissary manager shall ensure that food items approved for use with the RDP are:

   1. (1) Certified by the appropriate recognized religious certification authority; and
   2. (2) Appropriately marked on the commissary products list to identify the RDP diet platform to which the items apply.
3. C. An incarcerated individual approved for participation in the RDP, as an agreed-to condition of participation in the RDP, may only purchase commissary food items approved for the specific RDP diet platform for which the incarcerated individual has been approved.

4. D. If requested by the commissary manager, the facility chaplain, or a designee, shall provide the commissary manager:

   1. (1) With a list of incarcerated individuals approved for the RDP; and
   2. (2) Indicate for each incarcerated individual on the list the RDP platform for which the incarcerated individual is approved.
5. E. If a facility chaplain, or a designee, has knowledge that an incarcerated individual is allegedly violating the agreed-to terms for participation in the RDP, the chaplain, or a designee, shall address the alleged violation according to procedures established under Regulation .06 of this chapter.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, §§2-109(c), 3-205, 4-208, and 5-201, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 286)

Regulations .01—.11 repealed and Regulations .01—.11 adopted effective February 16, 2026 (53:3 Md. R. 122)