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 749.3075. What are the feeding requirements for children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs or intellectual disabilities?
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(a) Caregivers must encourage self-help and development when feeding children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs or intellectual disabilities, including non-mobile children. (b) A toddler or older child must eat or be fed in the dining area, unless the service planning team’s recommendations are to the contrary. (c) Infants must be held during feedings, unless the service planning team’s recommendations are to the contrary. Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3075 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909