Suspension, limitation or modification of license or temporary permit prior to hearing; procedure

65-524. Suspension, limitation or modification of license or temporary permit prior to hearing; procedure. The secretary may limit, modify or suspend any license or temporary permit issued under the provisions of K.S.A. 65-501 through 65-516, and amendments thereto, prior to any hearing when, in the opinion of the secretary, the action is necessary to protect any child in the child care facility from physical or mental abuse, abandonment or any other substantial threat to health, safety or welfare. Administrative proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the emergency adjudicative proceedings of the Kansas administrative procedure act and in accordance with other relevant provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. History: L. 1985, ch. 209, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 279, § 21; L. 2010, ch. 161, § 12; L. 2012, ch. 99, § 7; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: KDHE does not violate due process rights for suspension of day care facility's license because of suspected child abuse by employee. 87-110. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited; whether state agencies owed duty to individual plaintiff day care owners for KTCA (K.S.A. 75-6101 et seq.) liability purposes examined. P.W. v. Kansas Dept. of SRS, 255 Kan. 827, 836, 877 P.2d 430 (1994). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026