Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER J	CHILD CARE
DIVISION 7	NUTRITION AND HYDRATION
RULE §748.1695	What are the specific requirements for feeding an infant?

(a) You must feed the infant:

(1) On demand following the infant's lead on when to feed, how long to feed, and how much to feed; and

(2) Based on the recommendation of the infant's health-care professional, who must approve you giving the infant any milk other than fortified formula.

(b) You must hold the infant while feeding an infant that is:

(1) Birth through six months old; or

(2) Unable to sit unassisted in a high chair or other seating equipment during feeding.

(d) If you care for more than one infant, you must:

(1) Label each bottle and training cup with the child's first name and initial of last name;

(2) Not permit the infant to share bottles or training cups; and

(3) Sanitize high chair trays before each use.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1695 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909