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(1) bottle feedings may be prepared by the parent or the facility; however, if the facility prepares the bottle feedings, it shall consult with the parent to ensure consistency with the bottle feedings given at home;

(2) an infant must be fed on demand;

(3) a child on bottle feedings

(A) must either be held or fed sitting up or, if unable to sit up, always be held by a caregiver during the feeding; and

(B) may not be permitted to hold or carry its bottle at times other than the feeding; and

(4) bottles may not be propped for a child. (e) A full time care facility shall attempt to provide ethnic food reflecting the ethnic background of children in care in the facility’s menu, including food provided by a child’s own family. (f) A facility shall obtain information concerning any food allergies or special dietary needs of each child and shall plan that child’s meals accordingly. (g) Except for medical reasons, a facility may not deny a meal or snack to a child, force-feed a child, or otherwise coerce a child to eat against the child’s will for any reason. Mere encouragement to eat without any element of compulsion is not prohibited. (Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: A copy of the child care food program requirements referred to in 7 AAC 50.460(a) may be obtained from the Division of Family and Youth Services, P.O. Box 110630, 350 Main Street, Room 404, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0630, or any other office of the division in the state. Article 6. Environment. Rule 7 AAC 50.500. Effect of local ordinances 7 AAC 50.510. Life and fire safety