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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER H - BASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANTS
SECTION/RULE §746.2419 - Are there specific requirements for feeding infants?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

Yes. You must:(1) Hold infants birth through six months while feeding them;(2) Hold infants over six months who are unable to sit unassisted in a high chair or other seating equipment while feeding them;(3) Never prop or support bottles with some object. The infant or an adult must hold the bottle;(4) Provide regular snack and meal times for infants who eat table food;(5) Ensure infants no longer being held for feeding are fed in a safe manner;(6) Label bottles and training cups with the infant's first name and initial of last name;(7) Never allow infants to walk around with or sleep with a bottle or training cup;(8) Never use the hand-washing sink or diaper-changing surface for food preparation, or for washing food service/preparation equipment, bottles, pacifiers or toys; and(9) Sanitize high chair trays before each use.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.2419 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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