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 748.1757 - What types of equipment are not allowed for use with infants?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 748.1757

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

(a) You may not use any of the following types of equipment with infants:

(1) Baby walkers;

(2) Baby doorway jumpers;

(3) Accordion safety gates;

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

(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 must be bare for an infant younger than twelve 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.

(d) An infant receiving treatment services for primary medical needs may have special items that assist with safe sleep at the written recommendation of a health-care professional. You must keep the recommendation in the child's record.

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