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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 §748.1697 - What are the specific requirements for feeding toddlers and older children?
Chapter Review Date 04/17/2024

(a) A toddler or older child must eat meals in the dining areas unless the service planning team's recommendations are to the contrary.(b) Food service practices for children receiving treatment services for primary medical needs or an intellectual disability, including non-mobile children, must encourage self-help and development.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.1697 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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