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