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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 185. Chapter 185 |
Section 570. Special feeding needs
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A. High chairs, infant carrier seats, or feeding tables shall be used for children under 12 months who are not held while being fed.
1. Children using infant seats or high chairs shall be supervised during snacks and meals.
2. When a child is placed in an infant seat or high chair, the protective belt shall be fastened securely.
B. 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.
C. The record of each child on formula shall contain:
1. The brand of formula; and
2. The child's feeding schedule.
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.
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. Note: 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 jar and is 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. A one-day's emergency supply of disposable bottles, nipples, and commercial formulas appropriate for the children in care shall be maintained at the center.
J. Breastfeeding shall be permitted.
K. Staff shall feed semisolid food with a spoon unless written instructions from a physician or physician's designee state differently.
L. For therapeutic child day programs and special needs child day programs, the consistency of food shall be appropriate to a child's special feeding needs. Necessary and adaptive feeding equipment and feeding techniques shall be used for children with special feeding needs.
Historical Notes
Former 22VAC15-30-630 derived from VR175-08-01 § 8.2, eff. November 1, 1993; amended, Volume 12, Issue 04, eff. March 1, 1996; Volume 14, Issue 21, eff. September 1, 1998; Volume 21, Issue 12, eff. June 1, 2005; amended and renumbered as 22VAC40-185-570, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 01, eff. November 1, 2012.