Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 26 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES › Article 38 - LICENSURE OF ADULT CARE HOME ADMINISTRATORS › Section 26-38-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each of the following terms, as used in this article of the
				department's regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this
				regulation:
(a) "Accredited college or
			 university" means a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting
			 body recognized by the council on postsecondary accreditation or by the
			 secretary of the U.S. department of education.
(b) "Administrator of record" means the
			 licensed adult care home administrator on record with the Kansas department for
			 aging and disability services as the administrator of the facility in which a
			 trainee completes a practicum.
(c)
			 "Clock-hour" means at least 50 minutes of direct instruction, exclusive of
			 registration, breaks, and meals.
(d) "Continuing education" means a formally
			 organized learning experience that has education as its explicit, principal
			 intent and that is oriented toward the enhancement of adult care home
			 administration values, skills, knowledge, and ethics.
(e) "Core of knowledge" means the educational
			 training content for the field of adult care home administration, as
			 established in section 252.20 (b)(2) and (i), excluding the phrase "as
			 recommendations for appropriate use by State agencies and boards," published at
			 37 fed. reg. 6451-6452 (1972) and hereby adopted by reference.
(f) "Direct supervision" means the process by
			 which an on-site preceptor directs and monitors the day-to-day activities of a
			 trainee to ensure that these activities are performed without risk or harm to
			 residents.
(g) "Disciplinary
			 action" means any final action taken by the board, or by a board or agency in
			 another jurisdiction that is responsible for licensing adult care home
			 administrators, that affects or relates to professional licensing.
(h) "Domains of practice" means the
			 knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in table 1, "domains of nursing home
			 administrator practice," on page 4 and outlined in exhibit 1 on pages 7 through
			 13 of the "summary report of the job analysis of nursing home administrators,"
			 prepared for the national association of boards of examiners of long term care
			 administrators and by the professional examination service, department of
			 research and development, dated November 2007, and hereby adopted by reference.
(i) "Good character" means the
			 moral standards and fitness that are required in an applicant for a license as
			 an adult care home administrator. This term shall include good judgment,
			 integrity, honesty, fairness, credibility, reliability, respect for others,
			 respect for the laws of the state and nation, self-discipline, self-evaluation,
			 initiative, and commitment to the profession of adult care home administration
			 and its values and ethics.
(j)
			 "Licensure period" means the period of time between the date on which a license
			 is issued and the date it expires. All licenses shall expire biennially on June
			 30. Each license shall be valid for a period of not less than 12 months and not
			 more than 24 months.
(k)
			 "Preceptor" means a person who meets the following qualifications:
(1) Holds a current license in Kansas as an
			 adult care home administrator that is not under suspension or limited;
			 and
(2) within the preceding five
			 years, has had either three years of full-time experience or a total of 5,000
			 hours of experience as a licensed adult care home administrator of a nursing
			 facility, a nursing facility for mental health, or an intermediate care
			 facility for people with intellectual disability. This experience shall have
			 consisted of direct responsibility for, or active assistance and advising on,
			 the general administration of the facility, including responsibility for
			 planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the operation of the facility.