Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 748. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS |
SUBCHAPTER J. CHILD CARE |
DIVISION 7. NUTRITION AND HYDRATION |
SECTION 748.1695. What are the specific requirements for feeding an infant?
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(a) You must feed the infant: (1) On demand following the infant's lead on when to feed, how long to feed, and how much to feed; and (2) Based on the recommendation of the infant's health-care professional, who must approve you giving the infant any milk other than fortified formula. (b) You must hold the infant while feeding an infant that is: (1) Birth through six months old; or (2) Unable to sit unassisted in a high chair or other seating equipment during feeding. (c) You must never prop a bottle by supporting it with something other than the infant's or adult's hand. (d) If you care for more than one infant, you must: (1) Label each bottle and training cup with the child's first name and initial of last name; (2) Not permit the infant to share bottles or training cups; and (3) Sanitize high chair trays before each use. Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1695 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909