Kan. Admin. Regs. § 26-52-32 - Closure; zero census

(a) If a licensee permanently closes a crisis intervention center, the licensee shall provide the department with a 30-day notice before the closure. The notice shall include supporting documentation, including the following:

(1) A closure plan which includes implementation steps for the following:

(A) the safe and orderly closure of the center;

(B) the safe and orderly closure of new admissions pending the center's anticipated closure date;

(C) notification of patients and entities in the service area affected by the planned closure of the center, including law enforcement agencies, the community mental health centers, county officials, hospitals, private psychiatric hospitals, and providers of mental health services, alcohol and substance abuse services, and services for co-occurring conditions;

(D) the safe and orderly discharge or transfer of patients of the center after the date of the notice to the department until the center's closure date;

(E) identification of each staff member who is responsible for each aspect of the center's closure plan;

(F) notification shall be provided to the department within 24 hours of any change in staff members responsible for the safe and orderly closure of the center;

(G) identification of the effective date of the center's planned closure;

(H) identification of each patient who remains at the center 3 days prior to the planned closure date, and the name and address of the entity or location where each patient will be discharged or transferred to on or before the closure date;

(1) the name and address of the person or entity who is responsible for storage of all patient records following the center's closure as required by this article.

(2) The licensee shall return the license to the department upon the effective date of the center's closure. If the licensee fails to return the license, the department shall cancel the license effective on the date of the center's closure.

(b) If a licensee temporarily closes the crisis intervention center, the licensee shall provide the department with a 30-day notice before the closure. The notice shall include the following: the reason for the closure, request to reduce licensed beds to zero, the location of each patient relocated, a record maintenance plan that meets the requirements of this article, and anticipated reopening date. If the crisis intervention center remains closed with zero licensed beds for a period of six months or expiration of the license, whichever occurs first, the licensee shall comply with all requirements of subsection (a) of this regulation, the license will be canceled by the department, and the center will be required to reapply for licensure.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 26-52-32

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-2004; effective, T-26-2-16-24, Feb. 16, 2024; effective, T-26-6-10-24, June 10, 2024; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 24; effective 6/28/2024.