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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 748 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER J - CHILD CARE
SECTION/RULE §748.1695 - What are the specific requirements for feeding an infant?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(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.

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