(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;
(4) Toys that are not large enough to prevent swallowing or choking; or
(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 or play yard must be bare for an infant younger than 12 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.
Source Note: The provisions of this §746.2415 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective December 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 9133; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 933