Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH › Section 28-4-1250 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11,
			 2024
(a) "Administrator"
			 means the individual employed by a facility who is responsible for the daily
			 operation of the facility.
(b)
			 "Applicant" means a person who has applied for a license but who has not yet
			 been granted a temporary permit or a license to operate a facility.
(c) "Auxiliary staff member" means a type of
			 staff member working at a facility in food services, clerical services, or
			 maintenance. This term shall also apply to individuals working in the facility
			 for the purpose of observation of facility entrances and exits.
(d) "Basement" means each area in a building
			 with a floor level more than 30 inches below ground level on all
			 sides.
(e) "Case management" means
			 the comprehensive written goals and services developed for each resident and
			 the provision of those services directly by the staff members or through other
			 resources.
(f) "Case manager" means
			 an individual who is designated by the permittee or licensee to coordinate the
			 provision of services to residents by staff members or other individuals or
			 agencies and who meets the requirements for a case manager in K.A.R.
			 28-4-1255(f).
(g) "Clinical
			 director" means the individual at a facility who is responsible for the mental
			 health services and who meets the requirements for a clinical director in
			 K.A.R. 28-4-1255(d).
(h)
			 "Department" means Kansas department of health and environment.
(i) "Direct care staff member" means an
			 individual whose primary responsibility is to implement the program on a daily
			 basis, including providing direct supervision of, interaction with, and
			 protection of the residents and who meets the requirements for a direct care
			 staff member in K.A.R. 28-4-1255(h).
(j) "Direct supervision" means the physical
			 presence of staff members in proximity to allow for interaction and direct eye
			 contact with residents.
(k)
			 "In-service training" means job-related training provided for staff members and
			 volunteers.
(l) "License capacity"
			 means the maximum number of residents authorized to be in the facility at any
			 one time.
(m) "Licensed physician"
			 means an individual who is licensed to practice either medicine and surgery or
			 osteopathy in Kansas by the Kansas state board of healing arts.
(n) "Licensee" means a person who has been
			 granted a license to operate a facility.
(o) "Living unit" means the self-contained
			 building or portion of a building in which the facility is operated and
			 maintained, including the sleeping rooms, bathrooms, and areas used by
			 residents for activities, dining, classroom instruction, library services, and
			 indoor recreation.
(p) "Permittee"
			 means a person who has applied for a license and has been granted a temporary
			 permit by the secretary to operate a facility.
(q) "Placing agent" means law enforcement, a
			 state agency, or court possessing the legal authority to place a resident in a
			 facility.
(r) "Professional staff
			 member" means a staff member who is one of the following:
(1) The clinical director;
(2) a licensed physician;
(3) an individual licensed by the Kansas
			 behavioral sciences regulatory board;
(4) a teacher licensed by the Kansas state
			 department of education;
(5) a
			 physician's assistant licensed in Kansas by the Kansas state board of healing
			 arts;
(6) a professional nurse
			 licensed by the Kansas state board of nursing;
(7) an advanced practice registered nurse
			 (APRN) licensed by the Kansas state board of nursing;
(8) a dietician licensed by the Kansas
			 department for aging and disability services; or
(9) a case manager.