| (a) You may not use the following equipment for infants,
which has been identified as unsafe for infants by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission and the American Academy of Pediatrics:
(1) Baby walkers, which are devices that allow an infant
to sit inside a walker equipped with rollers or wheels and move across
the floor;
(2) Baby doorway jumpers, which are devices that allow
an infant to bounce while supported in a seat by an elastic "bungee
cord" suspended from a doorway;
(3) Accordion Safety gates; and
(4) Bean bags, waterbeds, and foam pads used as sleeping
equipment.
(b) Except for a tight-fitting sheet and as provided
in subsection (c) of this section, the crib or play yard must be bare
for an infant younger than twelve months of age.
(c) A crib mattress cover may also be used to protect
against wetness, but the cover must:
(1) Be designed specifically for the size and type
of crib and crib mattress that it is being used with;
(2) Be tight fitting and thin; and
(3) Not be designed to make the sleep surface softer.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §747.2315 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective December 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 9137; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 950 |
