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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER KFOSTER CARE SERVICES: DAILY CARE, PROBLEM MANAGEMENT
DIVISION 1ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANT CARE
RULE §749.1801What do certain words mean in this division?

These words have the following meanings in this division:

  (1) Baby bungee 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 highchairs.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1801 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2022, 47 TexReg 2272

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