Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-1250 - Definitions
(a) "Administrator"
means the individual employed by a facility who is responsible for the daily
operation of the facility.
(b)
"Applicant" means a person who has applied for a license but who has not yet
been granted a temporary permit or a license to operate a facility.
(c) "Auxiliary staff member" means a type of
staff member working at a facility in food services, clerical services, or
maintenance. This term shall also apply to individuals working in the facility
for the purpose of observation of facility entrances and exits.
(d) "Basement" means each area in a building
with a floor level more than 30 inches below ground level on all
sides.
(e) "Case management" means
the comprehensive written goals and services developed for each resident and
the provision of those services directly by the staff members or through other
resources.
(f) "Case manager" means
an individual who is designated by the permittee or licensee to coordinate the
provision of services to residents by staff members or other individuals or
agencies and who meets the requirements for a case manager in K.A.R.
28-4-1255(f).
(g) "Clinical
director" means the individual at a facility who is responsible for the mental
health services and who meets the requirements for a clinical director in
K.A.R. 28-4-1255(d).
(h)
"Department" means Kansas department of health and environment.
(i) "Direct care staff member" means an
individual whose primary responsibility is to implement the program on a daily
basis, including providing direct supervision of, interaction with, and
protection of the residents and who meets the requirements for a direct care
staff member in K.A.R. 28-4-1255(h).
(j) "Direct supervision" means the physical
presence of staff members in proximity to allow for interaction and direct eye
contact with residents.
(k)
"In-service training" means job-related training provided for staff members and
volunteers.
(l) "License capacity"
means the maximum number of residents authorized to be in the facility at any
one time.
(m) "Licensed physician"
means an individual who is licensed to practice either medicine and surgery or
osteopathy in Kansas by the Kansas state board of healing arts.
(n) "Licensee" means a person who has been
granted a license to operate a facility.
(o) "Living unit" means the self-contained
building or portion of a building in which the facility is operated and
maintained, including the sleeping rooms, bathrooms, and areas used by
residents for activities, dining, classroom instruction, library services, and
indoor recreation.
(p) "Permittee"
means a person who has applied for a license and has been granted a temporary
permit by the secretary to operate a facility.
(q) "Placing agent" means law enforcement, a
state agency, or court possessing the legal authority to place a resident in a
facility.
(r) "Professional staff
member" means a staff member who is one of the following:
(1) The clinical director;
(2) a licensed physician;
(3) an individual licensed by the Kansas
behavioral sciences regulatory board;
(4) a teacher licensed by the Kansas state
department of education;
(5) a
physician's assistant licensed in Kansas by the Kansas state board of healing
arts;
(6) a professional nurse
licensed by the Kansas state board of nursing;
(7) an advanced practice registered nurse
(APRN) licensed by the Kansas state board of nursing;
(8) a dietician licensed by the Kansas
department for aging and disability services; or
(9) a case manager.
(s) "Program" means the comprehensive and
coordinated set of activities and social services providing for the care,
health, and safety of residents while in the care of the facility.
(t) "Resident" means an individual who is
placed in a facility as authorized by the revised Kansas code for the care of
children, K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
38-2201 et seq., and K.S.A. 2013
Supp.
65-535, and amendments
thereto.
(u) "Secretary" means
secretary of the Kansas department of health and environment.
(v) "Staff member" means any individual
employed at a facility, including auxiliary staff members, direct care staff
members, and professional staff members.
(w) "Staff secure facility" and "facility"
mean a type of "child care facility," pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-503 and amendments thereto, that meets the
requirements in K.S.A. 2013 Supp.
65-535, and amendments
thereto.
(x) "Trauma-informed care"
means the services provided to residents based on an understanding of the
vulnerabilities and the emotional and behavioral responses of trauma
survivors.
(y) "Trauma-specific
intervention" means intervention techniques designed specifically to address
the consequences of trauma in residents and to facilitate recovery, including
the interrelation between presenting symptoms of trauma and each resident's
past history of trauma.
(z)
"Tuberculosis test" means either the Mantoux skin test or an interferon gamma
release assay (IGRA).
(aa)
"Volunteer" means an individual or group that provides services to residents
without compensation.
(bb)
"Weapons" means any dangerous or deadly instruments, including the following:
(1) Firearms;
(2) ammunition;
(3) air-powered guns, including BB guns,
pellet guns, and paint ball guns;
(4) any knives, except knives designed and
used for table service;
(5) archery
equipment; and
(6) martial arts
equipment.
Notes
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