Kansas Statutes 39-974. Same; definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 39-974
- Adult care home: means any nursing facility, nursing facility for mental health, intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disability, assisted living facility, residential healthcare facility, home plus, boarding care home and adult day care facility; all of which are classifications of adult care homes and are required to be licensed by the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
- Adult day care: means any place or facility operating less than 24 hours a day caring for individuals not related within the third degree of relationship to the operator or owner by blood or marriage and who, due to functional impairment, need supervision of or assistance with activities of daily living. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
- Assisted living facility: means any place or facility caring for six or more individuals not related within the third degree of relationship to the administrator, operator or owner by blood or marriage and who, by choice or due to functional impairments, may need personal care and may need supervised nursing care to compensate for activities of daily living limitations and in which the place or facility includes apartments for residents and provides or coordinates a range of services including personal care or supervised nursing care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the support of resident independence. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
- Home plus: means any residence or facility caring for not more than 12 individuals not related within the third degree of relationship to the operator or owner by blood or marriage unless the resident in need of care is approved for placement by the secretary for children and families, and who, due to functional impairment, needs personal care and may need supervised nursing care to compensate for activities of daily living limitations. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
- Licensee: means any person or persons acting jointly or severally who are licensed by the secretary for aging and disability services pursuant to the adult care home licensure act, Kan. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
- Licensing agency: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
- Operator: means an individual registered pursuant to the operator registration act, Kan. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
As used in the operator registration act:
(a) “Operator” means an individual registered pursuant to the operator registration act who may be appointed by a licensee to have authority and responsibility to oversee an adult care home.
(b) “Secretary” means the secretary for aging and disability services.
(c) “Department” means the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
(d) “Adult care home” means an assisted living facility or residential health care facility licensed for less than 61 residents, home plus or adult day care as defined by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-923, and amendments thereto, or by the rules and regulations of the licensing agency adopted pursuant to such section for which a license is required under article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
(e) “Licensee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-923, and amendments thereto.