8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-790-450 - Special feeding needs
A. High
chairs, infant carrier seats, or feeding tables shall be used for children less
than 12 months who are not held while being fed.
B. When a child is placed in an infant seat,
high chair, or feeding table, the protective belt shall be fastened
securely.
C. Bottle fed infants who
cannot hold their own bottles shall be held when fed. Bottles shall not be
propped or used while the child is in his designated sleeping
location.
D. Infants shall be fed
on demand or in accordance with parental instructions.
E. Prepared infant formula shall be
refrigerated, dated, and labeled with the child's name if more than one infant
is in care.
F. Heated formula and
baby food shall be stirred or shaken and tested for temperature before serving
to children.
G. Milk, formula, or
breast milk shall not be heated or warmed directly in a microwave. Water for
warming milk, formula, or breast milk may be heated in a microwave.
H. Prepared baby food not consumed during
that feeding by an infant may be used by that same infant later in the same
day, provided that the food is not served out of the baby food jar and is
labeled with the child's name, dated, and stored in the refrigerator;
otherwise, it shall be discarded or returned to the parent at the end of the
day. Formula or breast milk shall not remain unrefrigerated for more than two
hours and may not be reheated.
I.
Caregivers shall feed semisolid food with a spoon unless written instructions
from a physician or physician's designee state differently.
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-289.046 of the Code of Virginia.
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