26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.2315 - What specific types of equipment am I prohibited from using with infants?

(a) You may not use the following equipment for infants, which has been identified as unsafe for infants by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the American Academy of Pediatrics:

(1) Baby walkers, which are devices that allow an infant to sit inside a walker equipped with rollers or wheels and move across the floor;

(2) Baby doorway jumpers, which are devices that allow an infant to bounce while supported in a seat by an elastic "bungee cord" suspended from a doorway;

(3) Accordion Safety gates; and

(4) Bean bags, waterbeds, and foam pads used as sleeping equipment.

(b) Except for a tight-fitting sheet and as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the crib or play yard must be bare for an infant younger than twelve months of age.

(c) A crib mattress cover may also be used to protect against wetness, but the cover must:

(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.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.2315

The provisions of this §747.2315 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective December 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 9137; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 07, February 17, 2023, TexReg 0959, eff. 3/1/2023