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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-124 - Food services

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each permittee and each licensee shall ensure that food
				preparation, service, and safety meet the requirements of this regulation. For
				purposes of this regulation, "food" shall include beverages.
(a) Each individual engaged in food
			 preparation and food service shall use sanitary methods of food handling, food
			 service, and storage. Only authorized individuals shall be in the food
			 preparation area.
(b)
(1) Each individual who has any symptoms of
			 an illness, including fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, shall be excluded from the
			 food preparation area and shall remain excluded from the food preparation area
			 until the individual has been asymptomatic for at least 24 hours or provides
			 the administrative director with written documentation from a health care
			 provider stating that the symptoms are from a noninfectious
			 condition.
(2) Each individual who
			 contracts any infectious or contagious disease specified in
			 K.A.R.
			 28-1-6 shall be excluded from the food
			 preparation area and shall remain excluded from the food preparation area until
			 the isolation period required for that disease is over or until the individual
			 provides the administrative director with written documentation from a health
			 care provider that the individual is no longer a threat to the health and
			 safety of others when preparing or handling food.
(3) Each individual with an open cut or
			 abrasion on the hand or forearm or with a skin sore shall cover the sore, cut,
			 or abrasion with a waterproof barrier before handling or serving
			 food.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-125 - Nutrition

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(a) The meals and
			 snacks served at each center shall meet the nutritional needs of the juveniles.
			 The meals and snacks shall include a variety of healthful foods, including
			 fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and low-flat dairy
			 products. A sufficient quantity of food shall be prepared for each meal to
			 allow each juvenile second portions of bread and milk and either vegetables or
			 fruit.
(b) Special diets shall be
			 provided for juveniles for either of the following reasons:
(1) Medical indications; or
(2) accommodation of religious
			 practice.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-126 - Transportation

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Each permittee and each licensee shall ensure that all of the
				following requirements are met when providing transportation for
				juveniles:
(a) Each permittee and each
			 licensee shall implement policies and procedures for transportation of
			 juveniles, including the following:
(1)
			 Procedures to be followed in case of an accident, injury, or other incident as
			 specified in 30-47-111 ;
(2) a list
			 of all staff members authorized to transport juveniles; and
(3) for each staff member authorized to
			 transport juveniles, documentation of a valid driver's license that meets the
			 requirements of the Kansas motor vehicle drivers' license act,
			 K.S.A.
			 8-234a et seq. and amendments
			 thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-127 - Animals

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Each permittee and each licensee shall ensure that the
				following requirements are met for any animals on the center premises:
(a) If any animals are kept on the center
			 premises, the pet area shall be maintained in a sanitary manner, with no
			 evidence of flea, tick, or worm infestation.
(b) No animal shall be in the food
			 preparation area.
(c) Each
			 domesticated dog and each domesticated cat shall have a current rabies
			 vaccination given by a veterinarian. A record of all vaccinations shall be kept
			 on file in the center.
(d) Each
			 animal that is in contact with any juvenile shall meet the following
			 conditions:
(1) Be in good health, with no
			 evidence of disease; and
(2) be
			 friendly and pose no threat to the health, safety, and welfare of
			 juveniles.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-312 - Online information dissemination system

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This regulation shall apply to the department's online
				information dissemination system for Attendant care facilities, family foster
				homes, group boarding homes, residential centers, child-placement agencies,
				detention centers, secure care centers, and staff secure facilities, defined as
				child care facilities, in
				K.S.A.
				65-503 and
				K.S.A.
				65-535 and amendments thereto and by
				regulation.
(a) definitions. Each of
			 the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this subsection:
(1) "Applicant" means a person who has
			 applied for a license but who has not yet been granted a license to operate a
			 child care facility. This term shall include an applicant who has been granted
			 a temporary permit to operate a child care facility.
(2) "Attendant care facility" as defined in
			 K.A.R.
			 28-4-285.
(3) "Child-placement agency" as defined in
			 30-47-900.
(4) "Department" means
			 the Kansas department for children and families.
(5) "Detention center" as defined in
			 K.A.R.
			 28-4-350.
(6) "Family foster home" as defined in
			 30-47-800.
(7) "Group boarding
			 home" as defined in
			 K.A.R.
			 28-4-268.
(8) "Licensee" means a person who has been
			 granted a license to operate a child care facility.
(9) "Online information dissemination system"
			 means the electronic database of the department that is accessible to the
			 public.
(10) "Residential center"
			 as defined
			 K.A.R.
			 28-4-268.
(11) "Secure care center" as defined in
			 K.A.R.
			 28-4-350.
(12) "staff secure facility" as defined in
			 K.A.R.
			 28-4-1250.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-800 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this section, the following definitions
				shall apply:
(a) "Applicant" means a
			 person or persons who have applied for a license but who have not yet been
			 granted a temporary permit or a license to operate a family foster
			 home.
(b) "Age-, or developmentally
			 appropriate," when used to describe activities or items, means that the
			 activities or items are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same
			 chronological age or level of maturity, based on the development of cognitive,
			 emotional, physical, and behavioral capacity that is typical for the age or age
			 group.
(c) "Basement" means the
			 lowest level, floor, or story of a family foster home that is below ground
			 level on all sides.
(d) "Case plan"
			 means the comprehensive written plan of care developed for each child in foster
			 care by the child's child-placing agent.
(e) "Child in foster care" means any of the
			 following:
(1) Any individual under 16 years
			 of age who has been determined by a court to be a child in need of care and is
			 placed in the custody of the secretary and placed for care in a family foster
			 home or other licensed facility;
(2) any individual under 16 years of age who
			 has been privately placed for care in a licensed family foster home or other
			 licensed facility; or
(3) any
			 individual 16 years of age or older, but not yet 21 years of age, who has been
			 determined by a court to be a child in need of care and is placed in the
			 custody of the secretary and placed for care in a family foster home or other
			 licensed facility or placed in the custody of an individual and privately
			 placed.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-801 - License required

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(a) An individual
			 shall obtain a license to operate a family foster home if providing 24-hour
			 care to one or more children under 16 years of age who are unrelated to the
			 individual, in the absence of the child's parent or guardian.
(b) No individual shall be required to obtain
			 a license to operate a family foster home if the conditions listed in
			 K.S.A.
			 38-2403 and amendments thereto are
			 met.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-802 - License requirements

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Each individual shall meet the following requirements to obtain
				a license and to maintain a license:
(a) Submit a complete application for a
			 license on forms provided by the department, including requests for the
			 background checks specified in 30-47-805 ;
(b) be at least 21 years of age;
(c) have functional literacy and be able to
			 communicate with the department, child-placing agent, sponsoring
			 child-placement agency, child in foster care, health care providers, and other
			 service providers;
(d) have
			 adequate financial resources to provide for the needs and financial obligations
			 of the household, independent of foster care reimbursement payments; provide
			 basic income and expense information to the secretary for review at the time of
			 initial application and annual license renewal; and provide documentation of
			 financial information for review as deemed necessary;
(e) participate in an initial family
			 assessment, a family assessment for each renewal, and any additional family
			 assessments conducted by the sponsoring child-placement agency. Each family
			 assessment shall include at least one individual interview with each household
			 member and at least one visit in the prospective family foster home. The
			 sponsoring child-placement agency shall have discretion for either an interview
			 with or the observation of family members. The interview shall be age- and
			 developmentally appropriate.
(f)
			 meet the training requirements in 30-47-806 ;
(g) obtain and maintain ongoing sponsorship
			 by a public or private child-placement agency, including a recommendation by
			 the sponsoring child-placement agency that the home be used for placement of
			 children in foster care; and
(h)
			 follow the policies of the sponsoring child-placement agency for the care of
			 each child in foster care.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-803 - Licensing procedure

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The granting of a license to any applicant may be refused by
				the secretary if the applicant is not in compliance with the requirements of
				the following:
(a) K.S.A. 65-501
			 through 65-516, and amendments
			 thereto;
(b)
								K.S.A.
			 65-523 through
			 65-529, and amendments
			 thereto;
(c)
								K.S.A.
			 65-531, and amendments thereto; and
(d) 30-47-800 through 30-47-825 governing
			 family foster homes.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-804 - Terms of license; validity of temporary permit or license; renewal license; amendments; exceptions; withdrawal of application or request to close

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(a) Terms of license.
(1) A temporary permit or a license may be
			 granted to an applicant for a maximum of four children in foster care, with a
			 maximum total of six children in the home, including the applicant's or
			 licensee's own children under 16 years of age. There shall be no more than two
			 children in the home under 18 months of age.
(2) Each child in foster care shall be at
			 least five years younger than the youngest applicant or licensee.
(3) The maximum number of children and the
			 age range authorized by the temporary permit or license shall not be exceeded
			 and shall be limited by the following:
(A) The
			 number of sleeping rooms that meet the requirements of these
			 regulations;
(B) the assessment and
			 recommendation of the sponsoring child placement agency; and
(C) the ability of the applicant or licensee
			 to maintain compliance with the statutes and regulations governing family
			 foster homes.
(4) A
			 license to maintain a family foster home shall not be granted or held in
			 conjunction with any license or certificate authorizing another form of child
			 care in a family foster home.
(5)
			 An applicant or a licensee shall not provide care in the family foster home to
			 any adult unrelated to the applicant or licensee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-805 - Background checks

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(a) With each
			 initial application, the applicant shall submit documentation for each
			 individual at least 18 years of age or older to request a fingerprint-based
			 background check from the national crime information center (NCIC) database and
			 for each individual at least 10 years of age to request a background check by
			 the Kansas bureau of investigation and a background check by the Kansas
			 department for children and families in order to comply with
			 K.S.A.
			 65-516, and amendments thereto. Each request
			 shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department. The
			 request shall list the required information for the following:
(1) Each individual at least 10 years of age
			 who resides in the family foster home, excluding children placed in foster
			 care; and
(2) each substitute
			 caregiver at least 14 years of age who provides care for a child in foster care
			 in the family foster home.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-806 - Training

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(a) Prelicensure
			 training. Before a license is issued, each applicant shall successfully
			 complete the following:
(1) An instructor-led
			 family foster home preparatory program approved by the department;
(2) an instructor-led first aid training
			 course that includes a post-test;
(3) an instructor-led cardiopulmonary
			 resuscitation (CPR) course that includes a postskills test, applicable for the
			 ages of children to be placed. The licensee shall maintain current CPR
			 certification. The licensee of each family foster home licensed before October
			 1, 2019 shall complete a CPR course that meets the requirements of this
			 paragraph as part of the annual training;
(4) training in universal precautions;
			 and
(5) training in medication
			 administration.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-807 - Reporting requirements for infectious or contagious disease; positive tuberculin test; critical incidents; abuse and neglect

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(a)
			 Reporting infectious or contagious disease. Each licensee shall be responsible
			 for reporting if any resident of the family foster home, including a child in
			 foster care, contracts a reportable infectious or contagious disease specified
			 in K.A.R.
			 28-1-2, as follows:
(1) Each licensee shall report the disease to
			 the local county health department by the next working day. Each licensee shall
			 follow the protocol recommended by the county health department and shall
			 cooperate with any investigation, disease control, or surveillance procedures
			 initiated by the county health department or the Kansas department of health
			 and environment.
(2) Each licensee
			 shall notify the sponsoring child-placement agency of the incident for each
			 child in foster care.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-808 - Recordkeeping requirements; confidentiality

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Each licensee shall ensure that all records pertaining to the
				licensure and operation of the family foster home, including the records
				specified within this regulation, are kept at the family foster home and are
				accessible to the department and the sponsoring child-placement agency.
(a) Family foster home records. Each licensee
			 shall keep the following documents in the family foster home:
(1) An approved outdoor safety plan, if
			 applicable;
(2) a copy of the
			 regulations governing family foster homes; and
(3) documentation of accident and liability
			 insurance for each vehicle used to transport children in foster care.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-809 - Basic record information; other required record information; departure requirements

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(a) Basic record
			 information. Any licensee may accept a child in foster care for placement if
			 the following information is received before or at the time of placement:
(1) The approval of the sponsoring
			 child-placement agency;
(2) signed
			 medical and surgical consent forms or, in the case of an after-hours emergency
			 placement, a provision for obtaining medical and surgical consent
			 forms;
(3) a completed placement
			 agreement or a completed emergency placement form;
(4) a description of the circumstances
			 leading to the current placement and, if known, the reason that the child in
			 foster care came into custody;
(5)
			 a description of the child's recent circumstances, including any medical
			 problems, mental health concerns, and safety concerns, including any assaultive
			 behavior and victimization concerns;
(6) information about the child's medication
			 and dietary needs and the name of each of the child's current health care
			 providers, if known;
(7) any
			 allergies from which the child suffers, if known;
(8) the name, address, and telephone number
			 of the contact individual for the last educational program the child
			 attended;
(9) a copy of the court
			 order or other document placing the child in foster care;
(10) a designation of the race or cultural
			 heritage of the child, including tribal affiliation, if any;
(11) the name, address, and telephone number
			 of the child's parents or legal guardian;
(12) the spiritual or religious affiliation
			 of the child and the child's family;
(13) the child's placement history summary,
			 including the name, address, and telephone number of any advocates;
(14) a description of positive attributes and
			 characteristics of the child and, if available, any related information from
			 the child, the child's family including siblings, and any concerned individuals
			 in the child's life;
(15) the name,
			 address, telephone number, and, if applicable, the electronic-mail address of
			 the child-placing agent who is responsible for supervising the child's
			 placement;
(16) a copy of the
			 current case, permanency plan, or person-centered support plan; and
(17) if applicable, documentation of each use
			 of physical restraint on a physical restraint report form as specified in
			 30-47-815.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-810 - Case plan

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(a) Each licensee shall be an active
			 participant on the case planning team with each child's child-placing agent,
			 the sponsoring child-placement agency, and other appropriate parties to develop
			 and implement the child's case plan or permanency plan.
(b) The licensee's participation shall
			 include the following:
(1) Identifying and
			 sharing information, as appropriate, with individuals who are directly involved
			 in the child's case plan, including any treatment outcomes that the child
			 achieves while in the family foster home and the attainment of age- or
			 developmentally-appropriate life skills that the child needs to become
			 functional in the community;
(2)
			 reporting the child's behaviors and any other important information to the
			 child's child-placing agent, the sponsoring child-placement agency, and others
			 as indicated in the child's case plan;
(3) recommending changes in the child's case
			 plan or person-centered plan to the child's child-placing agent, if needed,
			 including any approval needed for special activities or privileges,
			 participating in the case-planning conferences for the child, and ensuring that
			 any modifications to the person-centered plan are implemented in compliance
			 with freedom of choice in service and supports; and
(4) giving the child-placing agent any
			 additional significant information about the child in foster care as it becomes
			 known.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-811 - Caregiver qualifications; supervision

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(a) Caregiver
			 qualifications. Each caregiver shall be qualified by the capacity for setting
			 age- or developmentally-appropriate expectations for behavior, tasks and social
			 activities necessary to maintain the health, comfort, safety, and welfare of
			 children in foster care pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 65-504 and
			 65-508, and amendments
			 thereto.
(b) General supervision.
			 Each licensee shall ensure that each child in foster care is supervised in
			 accordance with the child's age, maturity, risk factors, and developmental
			 level. Additional supervision shall be provided for any child in foster care of
			 any age under any of the following conditions:
(1) The child has mental health issues that
			 place the child at higher concern for risk-taking behaviors that could result
			 in unintentional injury or death.
(2) The child is or would be a danger to self
			 or others.
(3) The child functions
			 below the child's chronological age level.
(4) The child is unable to provide for the
			 child's basic physical needs due to physical, mental, emotional, medical, or
			 developmental conditions.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-813 - Reasonable and prudent parent standard

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(a) Social
			 development. Each licensee shall provide for the growth and development of each
			 child in foster care by providing the following:
(1) Each child in foster care shall be
			 treated with dignity and respect and shall have the same age-appropriate rights
			 and services as those of other individuals in the home.
(2) Each licensee shall ensure that each
			 child in foster care is allowed age- or developmentally appropriate control of
			 personal resources, participation in employment, community activities and
			 services.
(3) Each child shall be
			 provided age-appropriate privacy.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-815 - Behavior management practices; prohibited punishment; physical restraint; notification requirements

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(a) Behavior
			 management practices.
(1) Each licensee shall
			 ensure that positive methods are used for behavior management that are
			 appropriate to the age- or developmental level of the child in foster care and
			 encourage cooperation, self-direction, and independence.
(2) Each licensee shall use methods of
			 behavior management that are designed to help each child in foster care develop
			 inner controls and manage the child's own behavior in a socially acceptable
			 manner.
(3) If time-out is used to
			 manage behavior, the child in foster care shall remain in time-out in
			 accordance with the child's age- or developmental level and only long enough to
			 regain self-control.
(4) For each
			 child in foster care who is not able to develop self-control or
			 self-management, behavior management techniques shall be approved, in writing,
			 by the case planning team.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-816 - Transportation

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Each licensee shall ensure that all of the following
				requirements are met:
(a) If a vehicle
			 used for transportation of a child in foster care is owned or leased by a
			 foster family member or is driven by a child in foster care, the following
			 requirements shall be met:
(1) Trailers pulled
			 by another vehicle, camper shells, and truck beds shall not be used for the
			 transportation of children in foster care.
(2) The transporting vehicle shall be
			 maintained in a safe operating condition.
(3) The transporting vehicle shall be covered
			 by accident and liability insurance as required by the state of
			 Kansas.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-817 - Nutrition; food handling and storage

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(a) Each licensee
			 shall ensure that for each child in foster care, both of the following
			 requirements are met:
(1) Each child less than
			 12 months of age shall be held when bottle-fed until the child can hold the
			 child's own bottle.
(2) No child
			 shall be allowed to sleep with a bottle in the child's mouth.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-818 - Storage and administration of medication

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(a) Storage of
			 medication. Each licensee shall ensure that all prescription and
			 nonprescription medication is stored in the original container at the
			 recommended temperature in accordance with the instructions on the label and,
			 except as specified in paragraph (e)(4), in a locked designated area
			 inaccessible to children.
(b)
			 Nonprescription medication.
(1) When
			 nonprescription medication is administered to any child in foster care, each
			 caregiver shall administer the medication from the original container and
			 according to instructions on the label.
(2) Substances including herbal supplements,
			 folk remedies, natural medicines, essential oils and vitamin supplements other
			 than a daily multivitamin shall be administered to any child in foster care
			 with documented approval by a licensed medical practitioner.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-821 - Sleeping arrangements

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(a) Each licensee
			 shall ensure that sufficient space for sleeping is provided to accommodate all
			 residents of the family foster home and each child in foster care. Sleeping
			 space shall not include any of the following places:
(1) An unfinished attic;
(2) an unfinished basement;
(3) a laundry room;
(4) any living space that is normally used
			 for other than sleeping arrangements; or
(5) any room that provides routine passage to
			 a common use room, to another bedroom, or to the outdoors.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-822 - Safety procedures; emergency plan; drills

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(a) Each
			 licensee shall make the following preparations for emergencies:
(1) Each licensee shall ensure that the
			 family foster home's address is visible from the street.
(2) Each licensee shall develop an emergency
			 plan for the family foster home to provide for the safety of all residents of
			 the family foster home in emergencies.
(3) Each emergency plan shall be posted in
			 plain view in the family foster home.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-823 - Outside premises

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Each licensee shall ensure that all of the following
				requirements are met:
(a) General
			 safety. The outside premises of the home shall be free from any objects,
			 materials, and conditions that constitute a danger to the health or safety of
			 each child in foster care.
(b)
			 Outdoor play area.
(1) The play area shall be
			 located, arranged, and maintained to allow for supervision by the caregiver and
			 to reduce the risk of injury.
(2)
			 The play area shall be well-drained and free of known health, safety, and
			 environmental hazards.
(3) Play
			 equipment shall be located in an area free from hazards, be age-appropriate,
			 and be in good repair. Equipment that is broken, hazardous, or unsafe shall not
			 be used. Swings and climbing equipment shall be anchored.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-824 - Swimming pools, wading pools, and hot tubs; of-premises swimming and wading activities

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(a) General safety
			 on the premises of the family foster home.
(1)
			 If any swimming pool, wading pool with less than 24 inches of water, or hot tub
			 is on the premises, the pool or hot tub shall be constructed, maintained, and
			 used in such a manner that safeguards the lives and health of the children in
			 foster care.
(2) If children in
			 foster care have access to a swimming pool, wading pool, or hot tub, at least
			 one caregiver shall be physically present and shall directly supervise the
			 children. A minimum ratio of one adult to six children shall be
			 maintained.
(3) Each licensee shall
			 post legible safety rules for the use of a swimming pool or hot tub in plain
			 view. If the pool or hot tub is available for use, the licensee shall read and
			 review the safety rules weekly with each child in foster care.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-825 - Animals

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(a) Each licensee
			 shall ensure that if any animal is kept on the premises, the pet area is kept
			 clean, with no evidence of flea, tick, or worm infestation in the
			 area.
(b) Each licensee shall
			 ensure that each animal that is in contact with any child in foster care meets
			 the following requirements:
(1) Is in good
			 health, with no evidence of disease; and
(2) is friendly and poses no threat to the
			 health, safety, and well-being of children.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-900 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this section, the following definitions
				shall apply:
(a) "Administrative
			 program director" means the individual designated by the licensee to oversee
			 all provisions of services of the child-placement agency for children and
			 families.
(b) "Adopted adult" means
			 an individual 18 years of age or older who was legally adopted by a family
			 during the individual's childhood or after the individual was 18 years of age
			 or older.
(c) "Adopted child" means
			 a child who is not yet 18 years of age and was legally adopted by a
			 family.
(d) "Adoptive family" means
			 an individual or individuals who identify themselves as a family, live in a
			 private home, and have been approved by a child-placement agency to receive one
			 or more children for the purpose of legal adoption.
(e) "Adoption agency" means a child-placement
			 agency, as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 65-503 and amendments thereto.
(f) "Adoption search" means the activities of
			 an adopted child or adopted adult, an adoptive family, or the birth family of
			 an adopted child or adopted adult to obtain identifying or nonidentifying
			 information about the adoption or to initiate contact between the adopted child
			 or adopted adult and the birth family.
(g) "Advertise" means to communicate by
			 newspaper, radio, television, handbills, placards, or other print, broadcast,
			 telephone directory, or electronic medium.
(h) "Agency-approved family" means a person
			 or persons who identify themselves as a family, live in a private home, and
			 meet the following requirements:
(1) Do not
			 require a child care license as specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 65-503, and amendments thereto; and
(2) have been assessed by a child-placement
			 agency for placement of a child.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-901 - License requirements

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Each applicant shall meet the following requirements to obtain
				a license and to maintain a license:
(a) If an individual, be at least 21 years of
			 age at the time of application. If a corporation, the applicant shall be in
			 good standing with the Kansas secretary of state;
(b) submit a complete application for a
			 license on forms provided by the department, including requests for the
			 background checks specified in 30-47-905 ;
(c) provide basic income and expense
			 information to the department for review at the time of initial application and
			 annual license renewal to ensure that the applicant can meet the program needs
			 and provide documentation of financial information for review as deemed
			 necessary.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-902 - Application procedures

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(a) Each applicant
			 seeking a license shall submit a complete application on forms provided by the
			 department. The application shall be submitted at least 90 calendar days before
			 the planned opening date of the child-placement agency and shall include the
			 following:
(1) Location of the office,
			 including city, state, street address, mailing address, and telephone
			 number;
(2) a detailed description
			 of the program and the services to be provided;
(3) a statement that the child-placement
			 agency will not be used to provide overnight care for any child;
(4) the philosophical perspective or
			 religious affiliation of the child-placement agency;
(5) a description of the geographic area to
			 be served;
(6) a request for the
			 background checks specified in 30-47-905 ;
(7) a site plan of the building and grounds,
			 including a detailed floor plan of the premises to be licensed;
(8) the nonrefundable license fee specified
			 in 30-47-100 ;
(9) written
			 Verification from the applicable local authorities that the premises are in
			 compliance with all local codes and ordinances, including building and zoning
			 requirements;
(10) written
			 Verification from the state fire marshal that the premises are in compliance
			 with all applicable fire codes and regulations; and
(11) the written policies and procedures
			 required in 30-47-906.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-903 - Validity of temporary permit or license; advertising; withdrawal of application or request to close

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(a) Validity of
			 temporary permit or license.
(1) Each
			 temporary permit or license shall be valid only for the person or persons and
			 the address specified on the temporary permit or license.
(2) Each current temporary permit or current
			 license shall be posted in plain view at the child-placement agency.
(3) When an initial or an amended license
			 becomes effective, all temporary permits or licenses previously granted to the
			 applicant or licensee at the same address shall become
			 void.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-904 - Temporary permit or license

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(a) Temporary
			 permit or a license required. A person shall obtain a license to operate a
			 child-placement agency before engaging in finding homes for children by placing
			 or arranging for the placement of the children for foster care or adoption.
			 Each applicant or licensee shall submit an application, the required
			 Verifications and documentations, and the license fee and shall obtain a
			 temporary permit or a license from the secretary, under any of the following
			 circumstances:
(1) Before opening a new
			 child-placement agency;
(2) before
			 a child-placement agency that has been closed is reopened;
(3) upon a change in the location of the
			 child-placement agency; or
(4) upon
			 a change of ownership of the child-placement agency.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-905 - Background checks

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(a) With each
			 initial application, documentation shall be submitted for each individual at
			 least 18 years of age or older who will work or regularly volunteer to request
			 a fingerprint-based background check from the national crime information center
			 (NCIC) operated by the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) and other criminal
			 justice users, a request to conduct a background check by the Kansas bureau of
			 investigation (KBI), a check of the national sex offender registry, and a
			 background check of the Kansas child abuse and neglect registry by the
			 department in order to comply with
			 K.S.A.
			 65-516, and amendments thereto. Each request
			 shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the
			 department.
(b) For each individual
			 18 years of age or older who will work or regularly volunteer, the applicant or
			 licensee shall submit a child abuse and neglect background check from each
			 previous state of residence throughout the five-year period before the date of
			 application; and
(c) Background
			 checks shall be obtained following the procedures of the department.
(d) All fees associated with NCIC checks
			 shall be submitted in accordance with department policy.
(e) Each licensee shall develop and implement
			 policies and procedures for completing background checks for each out-of-home
			 foster family placement. The policy shall include the requirements listed in
			 30-47-805.
(f) Each licensee shall
			 develop and implement policies and procedures for completing background checks
			 for each adoptive family. The policy shall include the required information for
			 the following:
(1) For each individual 18
			 years of age or older residing in the home, a fingerprint-based background
			 check from the NCIC, a request to the department to conduct a background check
			 by the KBI and a child abuse and neglect registry background check by the
			 department; and
(2) For each
			 individual 18 years of age or older residing in the home, a child abuse and
			 neglect background check from each previous state of residence throughout the
			 five-year period before the date of application.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-907 - Staff qualifications; staff levels; staff training; volunteers

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(a) Each licensee shall employ qualified
			 staff.
(1) Each individual working or
			 volunteering in a child-placement agency shall be physically, mentally and
			 emotionally capable of performing assigned duties necessary to maintain the
			 health, comfort, safety and well-being of the children and families receiving
			 services from the child-placement agency.
(2) Each licensee and each staff member shall
			 demonstrate the following:
(A) An
			 understanding of the child-placement agency's philosophies, purpose, services,
			 and goals; and
(B) the necessary
			 skills and abilities to carry out the individual's job duties in accordance
			 with Kansas statutes and regulations governing child-placement agencies, foster
			 care, and adoption.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-908 - Case records

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(a) Agency records.
			 The child-placement agency shall maintain case records in a manner that is
			 uniform, detailed, well written, and organized. Records shall be current and be
			 made available for inspection by the department licensing division. The
			 child-placement agency shall provide statistical data to the division when
			 requested for public information, research, or planning purposes. The
			 child-placement agency shall include in their case records the following:
(1) A copy of the current Kansas
			 administrative regulations governing private child-placement agencies and
			 family foster homes, which shall be kept on the premises and shall be available
			 to all staff members;
(2) policies
			 and procedures of the child-placement agencies, which shall be kept on the
			 premises and shall be available to all staff members;
(3) the organizational chart for the
			 child-placement agency;
(4) all
			 quality assurance findings of the child-placement agency's internal program,
			 which shall be available at the child-placement agency for review by the
			 department;
(5) the child-placement
			 agency's annual budget and accounting of funds audit as required by
			 30-47-906(g) ;
(6) the annual
			 report of the child-placement agency's services and activities;
(7) all grievance reports and
			 resolutions;
(8) documentation of
			 current casualty and liability insurance;
(9) maintenance records for all
			 facility-owned vehicles;
(10)
			 personnel records that contain the following, for each employee:
(A) Date of hire;
(B) application or resume;
(C) job description;
(D) driver's license;
(E) background check form as required by
			 30-47-905 ;
(F) behavioral sciences
			 regulatory board license, if applicable;
(G) college diploma or transcript;
(H) references;
(I) annual performance evaluation;
(J) TB test results, as required;
			 and
(K) signed statements for
			 confidentiality and discipline policies.
(11) volunteer records that contain the
			 following, for each volunteer:
(A) Date the
			 individual started volunteering;
(B) application or resume;
(C) volunteer description;
(D) driver's license if transporting
			 children;
(E) background check form
			 as required by 30-47-905 ;
(F)
			 references;
(G) dates of
			 service;
(H) signed statements for
			 confidentiality and discipline policies; and
(I) TB test results as
			 required.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-909 - Reporting requirements

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(a) Statistical
			 reporting. Each licensee shall prepare the following reports:
(1) An annual report of the child-placement
			 agency's activities, including fiscal and statistical sections indicating the
			 levels of income and expenditures, the staffing level, and the number of
			 children and families served by each service program of the child-placement
			 agency; and
(2) when requested by
			 the department, statistical data for public information, research, or planning
			 purposes.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING › Section 30-47-910 - Services for children in out-of-home placement

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Each licensee that sponsors family foster homes shall ensure
				that the child-placement agency policies and procedures meet the requirements
				of this regulation. The policies and procedures shall ensure that the services
				provided are designed to meet each child's needs for health, safety,
				well-being, and permanency.
(a) Case
			 management services to the child. Each licensee shall ensure that the following
			 services are provided to each child receiving services from the child-placement
			 agency:
(1) Provisions for emergency placement
			 of the child;
(2) provisions for
			 alternative care for the child placed in a family foster home;
(3) oversight to ensure that the services in
			 the case plan are provided to the child and the child's family;
(4) monitoring of the services and the
			 placement of the child to ensure the child's health, safety, and
			 well-being;
(5) ongoing assessment
			 of services based on the changing needs of the child;
(6) implementation of the contacts and visits
			 with the family specified in the child's case plan;
(7) implementation of the contact and visits
			 with child-placement agency staff members specified in subsection
			 (d);
(8) provision of any services
			 needed to meet the child's specialized needs identified in the case plan or
			 person-centered service plan, through direct services or through referral to
			 other agencies or resources;
(9)
			 assurance that each child has, as identified in the child's case plan, access
			 to the courts, contact with parents, the child welfare worker, other
			 professionals and advocates, including contacts by telephone, visits, written
			 correspondence, and electronic correspondence;
(10) assurance that the educational needs of
			 each child are met through the following:
(A)
			 Facilitation of the child's timely enrollment and school attendance in a local
			 school district or, when appropriate, the child's district of residence and
			 facilitation of the child's regular attendance at school or at any place of
			 instruction in accordance with the child's individual education plan;
			 and
(B) providing the placement
			 with the school contact information; and
(11) provision for consultation and
			 assistance to any child if any issues arise that cannot be resolved between the
			 child and the parent or caregiver in order to enhance the communication between
			 the child and the foster family and to resolve issues between them.