(a) Whenever the department of health and environment, the secretary of health and environment, or words of like effect are referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties or functions transferred from the department of health and environment to the Kansas department for aging and disability services by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-1901 through 39-1914, and amendments thereto, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Kansas department for aging and disability services or the secretary for aging and disability services.

(b) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the department of health and environment which relate to the functions transferred to the Kansas department for aging and disability services by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-1901 through 39-1914, and amendments thereto, and which are in effect on the effective date of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-1901 through 39-1914, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the Kansas department for aging and disability services until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.

(c) The secretary for aging and disability services shall determine the manner in which the licensure of adult care home administrators, the licensure of dieticians, the certification of residential care facility operators, the certification of activity directors, the certification of social service designees, the certification of nurse aides, the certification of medication aides, the certification of home health aides, the board of adult care home administrators, the maintenance of the Kansas nurse aide registry programs and the criminal history record check program are organized within the Kansas department for aging and disability services.

(d) The secretary for aging and disability services shall determine the manner in which the psychiatric residential treatment facility licensure program shall be organized within the Kansas department for aging and disability services.