Rule 15-11-55-3.9.5 - Infant Safe SleepA safe sleep environment for infants to lower the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is required as follows:
1. An infant MUST be placed on his/her back for sleeping unless written physician orders to the contrary, with medical reasons listed, are in the child's record. Sleeping infants shall be within site or sound of the staff and visually checked regularly when sleeping. Nothing shall obstruct the view of the staff or prevent the staff from clearly seeing infants or children. All children MUST be visually checked during naptime.2. Infants shall be dressed in clothing appropriate for sleeping that is designed to keep the infant warm without the possible hazard of head covering or entrapment. Clothing used for swaddling and swaddling blankets are not to be used at any time. The room shall be kept at a draft-free seasonally appropriate temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit to 78 degrees Fahrenheit. If a child is already asleep and not dressed in clothing appropriate for sleeping, the caregiver does not need to awaken the infant to change his or her clothes. Facilities shall use a firm mattress covered by a fitted sheet.3. The lighting in the room must allow the caregiver to see each infant's face, to view the color of the infant's skin, and to check on the infant's breathing.4. Item such as but not limited to pillows, blankets, sheepskins, bumpers, soft objects, stuffed toys, loose bedding, etc., shall not be in the crib. Additionally, no items shall be hanging on the crib.15 Miss. Code. R. 11-55-3.9.5
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-8