Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-126 - Health of individuals at least 16 years of age
Each applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall ensure that the requirements of this regulation are met.
(a) Health requirements.
(1) Each individual caring for children shall
be free from any physical, mental, or emotional conditions that prevent the
individual's ability to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
children, shall be qualified by temperament and emotional maturity, demonstrate
an understanding of children, and shall act with sound judgment.
(2) No individual in contact with children
shall be in a state of impaired ability due to the use of alcohol, prescription
or nonprescription drugs, or other substances.
(b) Health status forms. Each individual at
least 16 years of age who is caring for children shall attest to that
individual's health status on a form supplied by the department or approved by
the secretary.
(1) The health status form
shall indicate if the individual has been exposed to an active case of
tuberculosis or has been diagnosed with suspected or confirmed active
tuberculosis.
(2) Each individual
shall update the health status form annually or more often if there is a change
in the health status or if the individual has been exposed to an active case of
tuberculosis.
(c)
Tuberculosis testing.
(1) Each individual at
least 16 years of age who is living, working, or regularly volunteering in the
facility shall have a record of a negative tuberculosis test or x-ray obtained
not more than two years before the date of employment or initial application
for a license or not later than 30 days after the date of employment or initial
application.
(2) Compliance with
the tuberculosis prevention and control program of the department shall be
required following each exposure to active tuberculosis disease.
(d) Records. The health status
form and each tuberculosis test shall be recorded on forms provided by the
department and shall be kept in each individual's record at the
facility.
(e) In addition to
meeting the requirements in
K.A.R.
28-4-126(c) and (d), each
resident 16 years or older in a residential center or group boarding home shall
have a health assessment conducted by a licensed physician, a physician
assistant, or by a nurse trained to perform health assessments.
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