Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 749. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES |
SUBCHAPTER O. FOSTER HOMES: HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, ENVIRONMENT, SPACE AND EQUIPMENT |
DIVISION 5. NUTRITION AND FOOD PREPARATION |
SECTION 749.3073. What are the nutrition requirements for a child with primary medical needs?
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(a) Caregivers must feed a child with primary medical needs according to his medical and developmental needs. (b) A licensed physician must prescribe tube feeding. A dietician or physician must plan the diet that the physician prescribes. (c) Children must eat in an upright position unless the service planning team's recommendations are to the contrary. Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3073 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