Or. Admin. Code § 414-305-0630 - Safe Sleep
(1) In
addition to safe equipment (OAR
414-305-0620), a certified child
care center must follow safe sleep practices for infants to reduce the risk of
sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) as follows:
(a) While sleeping, infants must be monitored
frequently to ensure they are breathing, not overheated, not in distress, and
do not need assistance.
(b) Infants
must be placed on their backs on a flat, firm, non-inclined surface for
sleeping.
(c) Infants who can roll
from back-to-front or back-to-side may remain in the sleep position they
assume.
(d) Except for a plain
pacifier, there must not be any items (e.g., pacifier clips, bottles, toys,
pillows, stuffed animals, blankets, bumpers) in or attached to the crib,
portable crib or play yard.
(e)
Infants must not have their heads or faces covered by items such as blankets or
linens at any time.
(f) There must
not be any items (e.g. blankets, tents, sheets) placed over the top or on the
sides of a crib, portable crib or play yard.
(g) Items that may cause suffocation or
strangulation such as headwear (e.g. hoods, hats, headbands), bibs, necklaces,
and garments with ties or drawstrings must be removed from the infant and sleep
equipment prior to laying an infant down to rest.
(h) Swaddling or other clothing or covering
that restricts the infant's arm or leg movement is prohibited at all times,
even if the child is not sleeping.
(i) Weighted blankets, weighted clothing, or
other weighted objects must not be placed on or near the sleeping
infant.
(j) If the caregiver is
engaged in an activity with child care children and is carrying a sleeping
infant in a structured infant carrier, the caregiver must move the infant to a
safe sleep surface as soon as the activity is finished.
(k) A caregiver may hold a sleeping infant
provided the caregiver can immediately observe, see, or feel any signs of
distress. The caregiver must be awake, alert, and focused on the infant;
and
(l) If an infant arrives asleep
in a car seat or falls asleep in a place other than their crib, portable crib
or play yard, the caregiver must immediately move the infant to an appropriate
sleep surface.
(2)
Alternative sleep positions may only be used with an CCLD approved exception
request, which must include a medical reason and instructions from a
physician.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.260
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