Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-42-10 - Prerequisites for license
(a) Any applicant
for licensure shall be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
(b) Each facility for eight or
more persons shall be approved by the Kansas department of health and
environment as meeting the standards for a lodging establishment under the food
service and lodging act.
(c) Each
facility shall meet the legal requirement of the community for zoning, fire
protection, water supply and sewage disposal.
(d) Each facility shall obtain and retain on
file a fire life safety code report issued within the previous 12 months by the
state fire marshal, or persons designated in
K.S.A.
31-137 and amendments thereto. Deficiencies
noted on the report shall be the subject of an acceptable plan of correction
submitted to the state fire marshal within the time-frame established by the
state fire marshal. The facility shall adhere to the plan of correction as well
as the date, if any, by which the correction is to be made.
(e) Each facility shall provide and maintain
fire protection equipment. This equipment shall be approved as adequate by the
state fire marshal.
(f) Each
facility shall employ at least one staff person certified in the administration
of first-aid. All other staff shall receive training in the administration of
first-aid within 30 days of employment and every two years thereafter. The date
of that training shall be recorded for each staff person and retained on file.
(g) Each facility shall provide
adequate care of residents and shall not exceed a maximum ratio of 20 residents
to one staff person.
(h) Each
facility shall allow residents the right of privacy and the right to see
relatives, friends and participate in regular community activities.
(i) Corporal punishments restraints or
punitive measures shall not be used by any facility.
(j) Each facility shall develop a current,
written grievance procedure for residents.
(k) Each facility shall see that arrangements
are made for emergency and regular medical care for residents.
(l) Each facility shall allow the secretary
and authorized representatives of the secretary access to the home, grounds,
residents and to records related to residents.
(m) Facility personnel shall not accept
permanent guardianship or conservatorship of residents. However, guardianship
or conservatorship of blood relatives shall be permitted.
(n) Each facility shall maintain official
policies and make them available for review by the department, staff,
residents, and guardians and relatives of residents. The official policies of
each facility shall contain statements regarding the provisons of subsections
(g), (h), (i), (j) and (k) set forth above.
Notes
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