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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER OFOSTER HOMES: HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, ENVIRONMENT, SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 5NUTRITION AND FOOD PREPARATION
RULE §749.3071What must I do if a child requires a therapeutic or special diet?
(a) For a caregiver to serve a therapeutic or special diet to a child, you must have written approval in the child's record from a licensed physician or a registered or licensed dietician. This approval must be in the child's record.

(b) If a child requires a therapeutic or special diet, you must give information regarding the diet to the child's caregivers.

(c) Caregivers must make dietary alternatives available to a child who has special health needs as instructed by a licensed health-care professional.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3071 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

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