Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-1200 - Definitions
For the purposes of K.A.R. 28-4-1200 through K.A.R. 28-4-1218, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator " means a
person employed by a PRTF who is responsible for the overall administration of
the PRTF.
(b) "Applicant " means a
person who has applied for a license but who has not yet been granted a license
to operate a PRTF. This term shall include an applicant who has been granted a
temporary permit to operate a PRTF.
(c) "Basement " means each area in a building
with a floor level more than 30 inches below ground level on all
sides.
(d) "Department " means the
Kansas department of health and environment.
(e) "Direct care staff " means the staff
members employed by the PRTF to supervise the residents.
(f) "Exception " means a waiver of compliance
with a specific PRTF regulation or any portion of a specific PRTF regulation
that is granted by the secretary to an applicant or a licensee.
(g) "Individual plan of care " means a
written, goal-oriented treatment plan and therapeutic activities designed to
move the resident to a level of functioning consistent with living in a
community setting.
(h) "Licensee "
means a person who has been granted a license to operate a PRTF.
(i) "Program " means the comprehensive and
coordinated activities and services providing for the care and treatment of
residents.
(j) "Program director "
means the staff person responsible for the oversight and implementation of the
program.
(k) "Psychiatric
residential treatment facility " and "PRTF" mean a residential facility for
which the applicant or licensee meets the requirements of K.A.R.
28-4-1201.
(l) "Resident " means an
individual who is at least six years of age but not yet 22 years of age and who
is accepted for care and treatment in a PRTF.
(m) "Resident record" means any electronic or
written document concerning a resident admitted to a PRTF that is created or
obtained by an employee of the PRTF.
(n) "Restraint " means the application of
physical force or any mechanical devices or the administration of any drugs for
the purpose of restricting the free movement of a resident 's body.
(o) "Seclusion " means the involuntary
confinement of a resident in a separate or locked room or an area from which
the resident is physically prevented from leaving.
(p) "Secretary " means the secretary of the
Kansas department of health and environment.
(q) "Treatment " means comprehensive,
individualized, goal-directed, therapeutic services provided to residents.
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