Agency 28, Article 4 — MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Staff member qualifications; professional development training; staffing requirements. (a) Staff qualifications. Each op- erator and each staff member shall demonstrate an understanding of children and youth and shall act with reasonable care and judgment. (b) Program director. (…

Program plan, program of ac- tivities, and use of space. (a) Program plan. Each operator shall develop and implement a written program plan that includes a program of activities, services, and schedules in keeping with the overall mission, goals, and purpose of the pro- gram and …

Behavior management. (a) Be- havior management practices. (1) Behavior management practices shall be consistent with the goals and purposes of the pro- gram and appropriate to the age and developmen- tal level of the child or youth. (2) Each staff member shall practice methods of…

Health-related requirements. (a) Tobacco use prohibited. Each operator shall ensure that tobacco products are not used during the hours of operation of the program and while children or youth are in attendance. (b) Health of individuals working or volunteer- ing in the program. (…

Food preparation, service, safety, and nutrition. (a) If meals or snacks are served in the program, the operator shall ensure that the following requirements are met: (1) Sanitary practices. (A) Each individual engaged in food preparation and food service shall know and use sanit…

Safety and emergency proce- dures; reporting requirements. (a) Telephone. (1) Each operator shall ensure that there is a working telephone readily available to the operator and staff members to receive all incoming calls and make outgoing calls during all hours of operation. (2) …

Program-sponsored transpor- tation. (a) If the operator provides or arranges for transportation for children and youth to and from the premises or for program-sponsored activities, the operator shall ensure that prior written per- mission is obtained for each child or youth to be…

Swimming, wading, and water activities. (a) General. (1) Each operator shall have written permission on file as specified in K.A.R. 28-4-582 for each child or youth participating in water activities. (2) Each operator shall ensure that an individ- ual who can swim and who has a c…

Animals on the premises. (a)(1) If animals are kept on the premises, each opera- tor shall ensure that each area in which an animal is permitted is maintained in a clean and sanitary manner, with no evidence of flea, tick, or worm infestation in the area. (2) Each operator shall …

Day reporting program. (a)(1) Each operator conducting a day reporting pro- gram shall comply with the requirements speci- fied in this regulation and the requirements in K.A.R. 28-4-577 through K.A.R. 28-4-584, K.A.R. 28-4-587, and K.A.R. 28-4-589 through K.A.R.

Definitions. (a) “Accepted medi- cal practices” means the following: (1) Physiologic hearing screening of all new- borns; (2) follow-up hearing assessment before three months of age for those newborns and infants who did not pass the hearing screening; (3) follow-up medical evalu…

Initial hearing screening test: technology and protocol. (a) Trained personnel at each medical care facility shall provide initial hearing screening using ABR, AABR, OAE, and AOAE, in combination or alone, which objective- ly assesses the physiologic status of the ear and which h…

Location of hearing screening for newborns and infants. (a) Except as spec- ified in K.A.R. 28-4-609(a), the hearing of each newborn or infant shall be screened in both ears before discharge. (b)(1) Except as specified in paragraph (b)(2), hearing screening shall be carried out i…

Responsibilities of medical care facility’s administrator. (a) Each medical care facility administrator shall be responsible for the following: (1) Designating a hearing screening manager or coordinator to be responsible for overseeing the facility’s hearing screening program and…

Responsibilities of medical care facility’s hearing screening manager or coordinator. Each manager or coordinator shall be responsible for the following: (a) Writing and implementing a medical care facility policy for the newborn hearing screening program in consultation with the…

Reporting to the department. Each manager or coordinator of the hearing screening program at each medical care facility shall report to the department the following: (a) The program’s protocol, policies, types of equipment, and personnel, which shall be report- ed annually; (b) a…

Responsibilities of the staff au- diologist or consulting audiologist. Each staff audiologist or consulting audiologist shall meet the following requirements: (a) Be licensed to practice audiology in Kansas; 170 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 28-4-607 (b) have experience in…

Responsibilities of support personnel. (a) Each person who screens the hearing of newborns and infants shall meet the following criteria: (1) Meet the minimum qualifications specified in K.A.R. 28-4-608; (2) periodically demonstrate the competency- based skills necessary to perfo…

Qualifications and training of support personnel.(a)Eachpersonwhoscreens the hearing of newborns and infants and who is not licensed in Kansas for hearing screening shall meet the following criteria: (1) Be 18 years of age or older; (2) have a high school diploma or its equivalen…

Exceptions: parental right to refuse, medical care facility, medically frag- ile newborns, and home births. (a) If the new- born’s or infant’s parent objects to the mandatory screening for the detection of hearing loss, the parent’s objection shall be documented in the child’s me…

Responsibilities of the primary medical care provider. Each primary medical careprovidershallberesponsibleforthefollowing: (a) Ensuring that the medical care facility im- plements hearing screening for the provider’s pa- tients according to accepted medical practices; (b) ensurin…

Responsibilities of persons providing hearing screening after dis- charge. (a) Hearing screening conducted after discharge shall be completed before the new- born is 30 days old, unless a different time period is medically indicated. (b) Each person providing hearing screening af…

Responsibilities of persons providing audiologic assessment after dis- charge. Each person who determines that a new- born or infant has a hearing loss shall be responsi- ble for the following: (a)BeinglicensedtopracticeaudiologyinKansas; (b) providing the test results to the par…

Inability to pay. No newborn or infant shall be refused hearing screening because of the parent’s inability to pay for the procedure or in the absence of a third-party payor. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-1,157a; effective July 2, 2004.) DROP-IN PROGRAMS

Definitions. (a) “Adult responsi- ble for a child or youth” means any of the follow- ing adults who is other than the child’s or youth’s legal parent and who is responsible for the care and upbringing of the child or youth: (1) A stepparent; (2) a grandparent; (3) another relativ…

Licensure; application; renew- al. (a) Each person shall have a temporary permit or a license to operate a drop-in program before children or youth are in attendance. (b) Each operator shall submit a new applica- tion, the required forms, and the license fee, and shall obtain a n…

Inspections; investigations. Each applicant and each operator shall give the secretary or the secretary’s designee immedi- ate entry and access to the premises and to any records kept, to determine compliance with ap- plicable statutes and with the drop-in program regulations. (A…

Recordkeeping. (a) Each opera- tor shall obtain the following information for each child or youth before or on the first day of attend- ing the drop-in program: (1) The first and last name and date of birth; and (2) the name, address, and telephone number of each parent or other …

Attendance policy; supervi- sion. (a) Each operator of a drop-in program shall meet the following requirements: (1) Each operator shall develop and imple- ment an attendance policy that allows children and youth to arrive at and depart the premises unsupervised, at unscheduled ti…

Background checks. Each ap- plicant and each operator shall meet the following requirements: (a) Submit to the department the identifying information necessary to complete background checks for each individual who works or regularly volunteers in the drop-in program and any other…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1975 Supp. 65-508; ef- fective, E-76-36, July 14, 1975; effective May 1, 1976.) 51 Maternal And Child Health 28-4-269 GROUP BOARDING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

(Authorized by K.S.A. 65-507; ef- fective Jan. 1, 1966; revoked May 10, 1996.)

Treatment of eyes of newborn. (a) The prophylactic approved for instillation into the eyes of newly born infants shall be one of the following: (1) One percent (1%) aqueous solution of silver nitrate, (2) An ophthalmic ointment containing one percent (1%) tetracycline, or (3) An …

(Authorized by K.S.A. 65-202; ef- fective Jan. 1, 1966; revoked, E-81-22, Aug. 27, 1980; revoked May 1, 1981.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 65-508; effective, E-76-36, July 14, 1975; effec- tive May 1, 1986; amended, May 1, 1979, T-86-46, Dec. 18, 1985; revoked May 1, 1986.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 65-508; im- plementing K.S.A. 65-501, 65-503, 65-508, K.S.A. 1982 Supp. 65-504, 65-505; effective, E-76-36, July 14, 1985; effective May 1, 1976; amended May 1, 1979; amended, T-83-24, Aug. 25, 1982; amended May 1, 1983; revoked May 1, 1986.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 65-508; effective, E-76-36, July 14, 1975; effective May 1, 1976; revoked May 1, 1986.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 65-508; effective, E-76-36, July 14, 1975; effective May 1, 1976; amended May 1, 1979; revoked May 1, 1986.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1975 Supp. 65-508; effective, E-76-36, July 14, 1975; effective May 1, 1976; revoked May 1, 1986.) 28-4-80 and 28-4-81. (Authorized by K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 65-508; effective, E-76-36, July 14, 1975; effective May 1, 1976; amended May 1, 1979; revoked May 1, 198…

Definitions. For the purposes of K.A.R. 28-4-800 through K.A.R. 28-4-825, the fol- lowing definitions shall apply: (a) “Age-mates” means children whose differ- ence in age does not exceed three years. (b) “Applicant” means an individual who has applied for a license but who has n…

License required. (a) An indi- vidual shall obtain a license to operate a family foster home when providing 24-hour care to one or more children under 16 years of age who are unrelated to the individual, in the absence of the child’s parent or guardian. (b) No individual shall be…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 65-508; im- plementing K.S.A. 65-504 and 65-508; effective March 28, 2008; revoked Sept. 8, 2017.)

Licensing procedure. The granting of a license to any applicant may be re- fusedbythesecretaryiftheapplicantisnotincom- pliance with the requirements of the following: (a) K.S.A. 65-501 through 65-516, and amend- ments thereto; (b) K.S.A. 65-523 through 65-529, and amend- ments t…

Terms of license; validity of temporary permit or license; renewal of li- cense; amendments; exceptions; withdrawal of application or request to close. (a) Terms of license. (1) A temporary permit or a license may be granted to an applicant for a maximum of four children in foste…

Background checks. (a) With each initial application or renewal application, the applicant or licensee shall submit a request to con- duct a background check by the Kansas bureau of investigation and a background check by the Kan- sas department of social and rehabilitation servi…

Training. (a) Prelicensure train- ing. Before a license is issued, each applicant shall participate in and successfully complete the following: (1) A face-to-face, instructor-led family foster home preparatory program approved by the de- partment; (2) a face-to-face, instructor-l…

Reporting requirements for infectious or contagious disease; positive tu- berculin test; critical incidents; abuse and neglect. (a) Reporting infectious or contagious disease. Each licensee shall be responsible for re- porting if any resident of the family foster home, including …

Recordkeeping requirements; confidentiality. Each licensee shall ensure that all recordspertainingtothelicensureandoperationof the family foster home, including the records spec- ified within this regulation, are kept at the family foster home and are accessible to the secretary …

Basic placement information; other required placement information; de- parture requirements. (a) Basic placement in- formation. Any licensee may accept a child in fos- ter care for placement if the following information is received before or at the time of placement: 181 Maternal…

Case plan. (a) Each licensee shall be an active participant on the case-planning team witheachchild’schild-placingagent,thesponsoring child-placing agency, and other appropriate parties to develop and implement the child’s case plan. (b) The licensee’s participation shall include…