(a) Each infant must receive individual attention,
including playing, talking, cuddling, and holding.
(b) When an infant is upset, a caregiver must hold
and comfort the infant.
(c) A caregiver must provide prompt attention to an
infant's physical needs, such as feeding and diapering.
(d) An infant's caregiver must ensure that the environment
is safe. For example, the caregiver must free the area of objects
that may choke or harm the infant, take measures to prevent electric
shock, free the area of furniture that is in disrepair or unstable,
and allow no unsupervised access to water to prevent the risk of drowning.
(e) Items necessary for diaper changing must be kept
out of the reach of children, but do not need to be in locked storage.
(f) An infant's caregiver must never leave the infant
unsupervised. A sleeping infant is considered supervised if the caregiver
is within eyesight or hearing range of the infant and can intervene
as needed, or if the caregiver uses a video camera or audio monitoring
device to monitor the infant and is close enough to the infant to
intervene as needed.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1743 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 |