SECTION 746.2426. May I allow infants to sleep in a restrictive device?

(a) If you do not have a Sleep Exception Form that includes a signed statement from a health-care professional stating that the child sleeping in a restrictive device is medically necessary:

(1) You may not allow an infant to sleep in a restrictive device; and

(2) If an infant falls asleep in a restrictive device, you must remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible.

(b) You may allow an infant to sleep in a restrictive device if you have a completed Sleep Exception Form that includes a signed statement from a health-care professional stating that the child sleeping in a restrictive device is medically necessary.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.2426 adopted 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; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 933