Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER K	FOSTER CARE SERVICES: DAILY CARE, PROBLEM MANAGEMENT
DIVISION 1	ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANT CARE
RULE §749.1813	What types of equipment may a foster home not use with infants?

(a) A foster home may not use any of the following types of equipment with infants:

(1) Baby walkers;

(2) Baby bungee jumpers;

(3) Accordion safety gates;

(4) Toys that are not large enough to prevent swallowing or choking; and

(5) Bean bags, waterbeds, and foam pads for use as sleeping equipment.

(b) Except for a tight fitting sheet and as provided in subsection (c), the crib must be bare for an infant younger than twelve months of age.

(1) Be designed specifically for the size and type of crib and crib mattress that it is being used with;

(2) Be tight fitting and thin; and

(3) Not be designed to make the sleep surface softer.

(d) An infant receiving treatment services for primary medical needs may have special items that assist with safe sleep at the written recommendation of a health-care professional. You must keep the recommendation in the child's record.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1813 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective June 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3730; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909