Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-47-126 - Transportation
Each permittee and each licensee shall ensure that all of the following requirements are met when providing transportation for juveniles:
(a) Each permittee and each
licensee shall implement policies and procedures for transportation of
juveniles, including the following:
(1)
Procedures to be followed in case of an accident, injury, or other incident as
specified in 30-47-111 ;
(2) a list
of all staff members authorized to transport juveniles; and
(3) for each staff member authorized to
transport juveniles, documentation of a valid driver's license that meets the
requirements of the Kansas motor vehicle drivers' license act,
K.S.A. 8-234a et seq. and amendments
thereto.
(b) Each
permittee and each licensee shall ensure that a safety check is performed on
each transporting vehicle before being placed in service and annually. A record
of each safety check and all repairs and improvements made shall be kept on
file at the center. When any juvenile is transported in a center-owned or
center-leased vehicle or a privately owned vehicle, the vehicle shall be in
safe working condition to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all
occupants.
(c) Each vehicle used to
transport any juvenile shall be covered by accident and liability insurance as
required by the state of Kansas.
(d) Each transporting vehicle owned or leased
by the center shall have a first-aid kit.
(e) Each vehicle used to transport any
juvenile shall be equipped with an individual seat belt for the driver and an
individual seat belt for each passenger. The driver and each passenger shall be
secured by a seat belt when the vehicle is in motion.
(f)
(1) All
passenger doors shall be locked while the vehicle is in motion. The driver
shall be responsible for ensuring that the vehicle is not in motion if the
behavior of the occupants prevents the safe operation of the vehicle. All parts
of each juvenile's body shall remain inside the vehicle at all times.
(2) Juveniles shall neither enter nor exit
the vehicle from or into a lane of traffic. When the vehicle is vacated, the
driver shall make certain that no juvenile is left in the vehicle.
(3) Smoking in the vehicle shall be
prohibited.
(g) Each
juvenile shall be transported directly to the location designated by the
permittee or the licensee. No unauthorized stops shall be made along the way,
except in an emergency.
Notes
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