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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER JCHILD CARE
DIVISION 7NUTRITION AND HYDRATION
RULE §748.1699What must I do if a child refuses to or cannot eat a meal or snack that I offer?
(a) You must offer a child a meal or snack according to this division, but you may not force the child to eat. You are not required to offer other food to a child who:

  (1) Refuses a meal or snack; or

  (2) Chooses not to be present when a meal or snack is scheduled.

(b) You must discuss recurring eating problems with the child's parent.

(c) If a meal or snack is not appropriate to meet a child's individual needs, for example food allergies or religious reasons, then you must offer the child an appropriate nutritional substitute.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1699 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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