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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 8ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANT CARE
RULE §748.1741What do certain words mean in this division?

These terms have the following meaning in this division:

  (1) Baby doorway jumper--A bucket seat that is suspended from a doorway by an elastic bungee cord that allows an infant to bounce while sitting in the seat.

  (2) Baby walker--A baby walker allows an infant to sit inside the walker equipped with rollers or wheels and move across the floor.

  (3) Bouncer seat--A stationary seat designed to provide gentle rocking or bouncing motion by an infant's movement, or by battery-operated movement. This type of equipment is designed for an infant's use from birth until the child can sit up unassisted.

  (4) Restrictive device--Equipment that places the body of an infant in a position that may restrict airflow or cause strangulation; usually, the infant is placed in a semi-seated position. Examples of restrictive devices are car seats, swings, bouncy seats, and high chairs.


Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1741 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

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