Kan. Admin. Regs. § 26-39-105 - Adoptions by reference

(a) The following material shall apply to all adult care homes except nursing facilities for mental health, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, and boarding care homes:

(1) Dietary guidelines. In the "dietary guidelines for Americans," 2005, published by the U.S. department of health and human services and U.S. department of agriculture, appendixes A-1 and A-2 and "notes for appendix A-2" are hereby adopted by reference.

(2) Infection control. The department's document titled "tuberculosis (TB) guidelines for adult care homes," dated July 2008, is hereby adopted by reference.

(b) The document adopted by reference in this subsection shall apply to each applicant for a nursing facility license and to each addition to a nursing facility licensed on or after the effective date of this regulation. The "international building code" (IBC), 2006 edition, published by the international code council, excluding the appendices, is hereby adopted by reference.

(c) The following material shall apply to all nursing facilities:

(1) Life safety code. Chapters one through 11, 18, 19, 40, and 42 of the national fire protection association's NFPA 101 "life safety code" (LSC), 2000 edition, are hereby adopted by reference.

(2) Americans with disabilities act accessibility guidelines. Chapters one through four and chapter six of the "Americans with disabilities act accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities" (ADAAG), 28 C.F.R. part 36, appendix A, as in effect on July 1, 1994, are hereby adopted by reference and shall be known as "ADAAG."

(3) Food code. Chapters one through seven of the "food code," 2009, published by the U.S. department of health and human services, are hereby adopted by reference.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 26-39-105

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-932; effective May 22, 2009; amended Jan. 7, 2011.