SECTION 749.3065. What must the caregiver do if a child refuses to or cannot eat a meal or snack that is offered?

(a) The caregiver must offer a child a meal or snack according to this division, but the caregiver may not force the child to eat. The caregiver does not have to offer other food to a child who:

(1) Refuses a meal or snack; or

(2) Chooses not to be present when a meal or snack is scheduled.

(b) The caregiver must discuss recurring eating problems with child placement staff and the child's parent.

(c) If a meal or snack is not appropriate to meet a child's individual needs, for example food allergies or religious reasons, then you must offer the child an appropriate nutritional substitute.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3065 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