<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cd000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } a.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cd000003 { text-decoration: none; } span.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000004 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0-000005 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 115.0%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.37in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:17:31"><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000000">67:42:17:31</span></a><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">.  Infant food safety.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0"> </span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">An infant shall be fed according to the infant's schedule. The provider shall hold the infant's bottle when feeding the infant. The provider may not feed an infant by propping up the infant's bottle</span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">Food, including breast milk and formula, must be properly stored, kept at the </span><a id="_Hlk133833754" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cd000003"></a><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">proper temperature</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">, and protected from potential contamination according to the preparing, feeding, and storing standards contained in </span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards, 4th Edition</span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">    </span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0"> </span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">    </span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000004">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">    </span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000004">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">(6)(8)</span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">    </span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">Reference:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0-000005"><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0-000001">Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards</span><span class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdC0">, 4th Edition, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. Copies may be obtained from the American Academy of Pediatrics, https://shop.aap.org/. Cost $66.95.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cdP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s89960455-f381-4274-a0a5-3f15c0aca8cd000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>