39-982. Requirements of Kansas department for aging and disability services; COVID-19 public health emergency; infection control inspections; provision of personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies and tests; adoption of best practices. The Kansas department for aging and disability services shall, for all entities required to be licensed pursuant to article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto:
(a) Promptly, and in no case later than 90 days following the effective date of this act, make or cause to be made infection control inspections;
(b) provide the necessary personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies and testing kits appropriate to the needs of each facility on an ongoing basis, based upon:
(1) The current number of residents;
(2) the current number of full-time and part-time staff members;
(3) the number of residents and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days;
(4) the ability to separate COVID-19 residents from non-COVID-19 residents; and
(5) any other factors deemed relevant by the secretary; and
(c) ensure that infection prevention and control best practices and recommendations based upon guidance from the United States centers for disease control and prevention and the Kansas department of health and environment are adopted and made available publicly.
History: L. 2020, ch. 1, ยง 19 (Special Session); June 9.
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.