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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER HBASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANTS
RULE §746.2419Are there specific requirements for feeding infants?

Yes. You must:

  (1) Hold infants birth through six months while feeding them;

  (2) Hold infants over six months who are unable to sit unassisted in a high chair or other seating equipment while feeding them;

  (3) Never prop or support bottles with some object. The infant or an adult must hold the bottle;

  (4) Provide regular snack and meal times for infants who eat table food;

  (5) Ensure infants no longer being held for feeding are fed in a safe manner;

  (6) Label bottles and training cups with the infant's first name and initial of last name;

  (7) Never allow infants to walk around with or sleep with a bottle or training cup;

  (8) Never use the hand-washing sink or diaper-changing surface for food preparation, or for washing food service/preparation equipment, bottles, pacifiers or toys; and

  (9) Sanitize high chair trays before each use.


Source Note: The provisions of this §746.2419 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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