39-953a. Order prohibiting new admissions to adult care home; when issued; proceedings; remedy not limiting. (a) At any time the secretary for aging and disability services initiates any action concerning an adult care home in which it is alleged that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements, standards or rules and regulations established under the adult care home licensure act, that conditions exist in the adult care home which are life threatening or endangering to the residents of the adult care home, that the adult care home is insolvent, or that the adult care home has deficiencies which significantly and adversely affect the health, safety, nutrition or sanitation of the adult care home residents, the secretary for aging and disability services may issue an order, pursuant to the emergency proceedings provided for under the Kansas administrative procedure act, prohibiting any new admissions into the adult care home until further determination by the secretary for aging and disability services. This remedy granted to the secretary for aging and disability services is in addition to any other statutory authority the secretary for aging and disability services has relating to the licensure and operation of adult care homes and is not be construed to limit any of the powers and duties of the secretary for aging and disability services under the adult care home licensure act.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the adult care home licensure act.
History: L. 1988, ch. 146, § 3; L. 2003, ch. 149, § 18; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 142; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare
39-926 License required to operate home; compliance with regulations.
39-929 Provisional license, approval; terms; extension.
39-930 License fee; disposition.
39-931a Same; grounds; person defined.
39-932 Adoption and enforcement of rules, regulations and standards.
39-932a Adult care homes in less than an entire building.
39-933 Inspections and investigations; regulations for changes in facilities.
39-934 Certain information confidential.
39-937 Compliance with other laws and regulations.
39-938 Compliance with requirements and rules and regulations; exceptions.
39-941 Adult care homes; license and regulation; certain organizations exempt.
39-942 License in effect on effective date of act continued in effect; exceptions.
39-944 Injunctions and other process.
39-945 Correction orders; issuance; contents.
39-947 Appeals to secretary; hearing; disposition of civil penalties.
39-947a Informal dispute resolution; written request; procedure.
39-948 Appeals to district court; disposition of civil penalties.
39-951 Authority granted under act additional and not limiting.
39-952 Correction order not issued, when.
39-953b Annual report of violations resulting in issuance of correction orders and civil penalties.
39-955 Filing application for receivership; contents.
39-956 Service of copies of application for receivership; posting in adult care home.
39-957 Answer to application for receivership.
39-959 Powers and duties of receiver.
39-960 Expenditures from moneys appropriated for purposes of act; when authorized; repayment.
39-962 Supervision of district court; final accounting; removal.
39-964 Procedures for and review and enforcement of administrative actions.
39-965 Penalties for violations posing serious physical harm to resident.
39-967 Skilled nursing home or intermediate nursing care home means nursing facility.
39-969 Criminal history record information.
39-973 Operator registration act.
39-975 Same; registration of operators; rules and regulations.
39-976 Same; operator registration on adult care home administrator license required.
39-977 Same; waiver of registration requirements, when.
39-978 Same; registration renewal.
39-979 Same; fees; health occupations credentialing fee fund.