Section 400.1912. Infant supervision and sleeping.

Rule 12. (1) Infants, birth to 12 months of age, shall be placed on their backs for resting and sleeping.

(2)    Infants unable to roll from their stomachs to their backs,  and  from their backs to their stomachs, when found facedown, shall be placed on their backs.

(3)    If infants can easily turn over from their backs to their  stomachs, then they shall be initially placed on their backs, but allowed to adopt whatever position they prefer for sleeping.

(4)   For an infant who cannot rest or sleep on her/his back due to disability or illness, the caregiver shall have written instructions, signed by a physician, detailing an alternative safe sleep position and/or other special sleeping  arrangements   for  the infant. The caregiver/assistant caregiver shall rest/sleep children in accordance with a physician's   written instructions.

(5)    Caregiving staff shall maintain supervision and monitor  infants' breathing, sleep position, bedding, and possible signs of distress except as provided in R 400.1922.

(6)    Video surveillance equipment and baby monitors shall not be used in place of subrule (5) of this rule.

History: 2005 AACS.