Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-14-26 - Residence

Each applicant or recipient shall be a resident of Kansas. Temporary absence from a state with subsequent return to the state, or intent to return when the purposes of the absence have been accomplished, shall not be considered to interrupt continuity of residence. Residence shall be considered to be retained until abandoned or established in another state. Residency shall be established as follows:

(a) For each individual who is not residing in an institution, capable of stating intent, and either is emancipated from the individual's parents or is married, the individual shall choose the state of residence based on either of the following:

(1) The state in which the individual is living and intends to reside, including without a permanent address; or

(2) the state that the individual has entered with a job commitment or for seeking employment, whether or not the individual is currently employed.

(b) For each individual who is not residing in an institution and who does not meet the conditions of subsection (a), the state of residence shall be either of the following:

(1) The state in which the individual is residing, including without a permanent address; or

(2) the state in which the individual's parent or caretaker resides, if the individual is living with the parent or caretaker.

(c) For each individual residing in an institution, the state of residence shall be one of the following, whether or not the individual is capable of stating intent:

(1) The state in which the individual's parent or guardian resides, if the individual became incapable of stating intent before the age of 21;

(2) the state that placed the individual in an out-of-state institution; or

(3) for any other institutionalized individual, the state in which the individual is living and intends to reside.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-14-26

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1,254 and 75-7403; effective, T-129-10-31-13, Nov. 1, 2013; effective Feb. 28, 2014.