38-144. Grandparents as caregivers program; administration. (a) In accordance with the provisions of the grandparents as caregivers act and subject to the provisions of appropriation acts, the secretary shall establish a grandparents as caregivers program within the Kansas department for children and families. The program shall be administered in a manner which recognizes that:
(1) The relationship between a child and a parent differs from the relationship between a child and a grandparent;
(2) society and the demands and needs of the members of society change between the time a person raises a child and the time the same person raises a grandchild;
(3) caring for a grandchild often places additional financial, social and psychological strain on grandparents with fixed incomes;
(4) different parenting skills are necessary when raising a grandchild, and many grandparents do not possess such skills, are not aware of how to obtain such skills and cannot afford access to the services necessary to obtain such skills;
(5) grandparents acting as caregivers need a support structure, including counseling for both the grandparent and grandchild, respite care, transportation assistance and child care; and
(6) grandparents are often unaware of medical and other assistance, including cash assistance for which they may be eligible.
History: L. 2006, ch. 208, § 3; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 51; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions
38-102 Minor bound by contracts, when.
38-103 Contracts that may not be disaffirmed.
38-104 Payment for personal services.
38-108 District court may confer rights of majority.
38-109 Petition for rights of majority; notice; hearing; decree.
38-110 Costs of proceedings under 38-108 to 38-110.
38-111 When minors may be excluded from courtroom during trials or hearings.
38-112 Children's homes; powers of corporations.
38-115 Same; donations and bequests; appropriations by cities or counties over 30,000.
38-116 Same; purchase and sale of property.
38-120 Recovery from parents for malicious or willful acts by certain children; limitations.
38-122 Consent by parent for surgery and other procedures on child.
38-123 Consent for medical care of unmarried pregnant minor.
38-123a Donation of blood by persons over 16; compensation.
38-123b Consent by minor 16 or over to hospital, medical or surgical treatment or procedures.
38-135 Definitions; immunization of minor children.
38-136 Immunization of minor children; written delegation of consent by parent.
38-137 Same; consent for immunization by person other than parent, when.
38-138 Health care provider to provide information to person consenting to immunization.
38-139 Health care provider has immunity if relying on consent.
38-140 Consent to immunize under 38-2217 or 38-2316 not affected.
38-142 Grandparents as caregivers act; citation.
38-144 Grandparents as caregivers program; administration.
38-145 Same; eligibility requirements.
38-146 Same; eligibility of persons other than grandparent.
38-148 Same; annual report to the legislature; rules and regulations.