26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.2319
Are there specific requirements for feeding infants?
Effective Apr 15, 201742 TexReg 1906Source Note: The provisions of this §747.2319 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.Texas Secretary of State
Yes. You must:
- (1) Hold infants who are unable to sit unassisted in a high chair or other seating equipment while feeding them;
- (2) Not prop or support bottles with some object. The infant or an adult must hold the bottle;
- (3) Provide regular snack and meal times for infants who eat table food;
- (4) Ensure infants no longer being held for feeding are fed in a safe manner;
- (5) Label, color-code or otherwise distinguish among bottles and training cups used by different infants;
- (6) Never allow infants to walk around with or sleep with a bottle or training cup;
- (7) Never use the bathroom sink or diaper-changing surface for food preparation, or for washing food service/preparation equipment, bottles, pacifiers, or toys; and
- (8) Sanitize high chair trays before each use.
Source Note:The provisions of this §747.2319 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.