Texas Administrative Code
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
Division 8 - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANT CARE
Section 748.1743 - What are the basic care requirements for an infant?

(a) Each infant must receive individual attention, including playing, talking, cuddling, and holding.

(b) When an infant is upset, a caregiver must hold and comfort the infant.

(c) A caregiver must provide prompt attention to an infant's physical needs, such as feeding and diapering.

(d) An infant's caregiver must ensure that the environment is safe. For example, the caregiver must free the area of objects that may choke or harm the infant, take measures to prevent electric shock, free the area of furniture that is in disrepair or unstable, and allow no unsupervised access to water to prevent the risk of drowning.

(e) Items necessary for diaper changing must be kept out of the reach of children, but do not need to be in locked storage.

(f) An infant's caregiver must never leave the infant unsupervised. A sleeping infant is considered supervised if the caregiver is within eyesight or hearing range of the infant and can intervene as needed, or if the caregiver uses a video camera or audio monitoring device to monitor the infant and is close enough to the infant to intervene as needed.