Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-285 - Definitions
(a) "Attendant"
means a staff person or volunteer who provides direct supervision of a
juvenile.
(b) "Attendant care"
means one-on-one direct supervision of a juvenile who has been taken into
custody. Attendant care shall not exceed 24 hours exclusive of weekends and
court holidays.
(c) "Attendant
care facility," herein after referred to as the facility, means a boarding home
for children at which attendant care is provided.
(d) "Corporal punishment" means activity
directed toward modifying a juvenile's behavior by means of physical contact
such as hitting with the hand or any implement, slapping, swatting, pulling
hair, yanking the arm, or any similar activity.
(e) "Juvenile" means a person between the
ages of 10 and 18 years of age.
(f) "License" means a document issued by the
Kansas department of health and environment which authorizes a licensee to
operate and maintain an attendant care facility.
(g) "Non-secure facility" means a facility
not characterized by the use of physically restricting construction, hardware
and procedures.
(h) "Public
agency" means any branch of city, county, or state government.
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