new text begin Reusable water bottles or cups. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensed child care center may provide drinking water to a child in a reusable water bottle or reusable cup if the center develops and ensures implementation of a written policy that at a minimum includes the following procedures: new text end

new text begin (1) each day the water bottle or cup is used, the child care center cleans and sanitizes the water bottle or cup using procedures that comply with the Food Code under Minnesota Rules, chapter 4626; new text end

new text begin (2) a water bottle or cup is assigned to a specific child and labeled with the child's first and last name; new text end

new text begin (3) water bottles and cups are stored in a manner that reduces the risk of a child using the wrong water bottle or cup; and new text end

new text begin (4) a water bottle or cup is used only for water. new text end