Texas Administrative Code
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 746.2415 - What specific types of equipment am I prohibited from using with infants?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 746.2415

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) You may not use the following equipment for infants, which has been identified as unsafe for infants by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the American Academy of Pediatrics:

(1) Baby walkers, which are devices that allow an infant to sit inside a walker equipped with rollers or wheels and move across the floor;

(2) Baby doorway jumpers, which are devices that allow an infant to bounce while supported in a seat by an elastic "bungee cord" suspended from a doorway;

(3) Accordion safety gates;

(4) Toys that are not large enough to prevent swallowing or choking; or

(5) Bean bags, waterbeds, and foam pads for use as sleeping equipment.

(b) Except for a tight-fitting sheet and as provided in subsection (c), the crib or play yard must be bare for an infant younger than 12 months of age.

(1) Be designed specifically for the size and type of crib and crib mattress that it is being used with;

(2) Be tight fitting and thin; and

(3) Not be designed to make the sleep surface softer.

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