Kansas Statutes 65-6205. Background information on certain applicants for employment; request for information by certain entities; exemption from civil liability for certain actions taken in good faith based on such information
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-6205
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) A community service provider as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-1803, and amendments thereto, a mental health center as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-4432, and amendments thereto, and an independent living agency as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-5101, and amendments thereto, may request for the purpose of obtaining background information on applicants for employment with such entity information:
(1) From the Kansas department for children and families as to whether such applicant has committed an act of physical, mental or emotional abuse or neglect or sexual abuse as validated by the Kansas department for children and families pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-2226, and amendments thereto;
(2) from the Kansas department for children and families as to whether such applicant has been found to have committed an act of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a resident as contained in the register of reports under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-1404, and amendments thereto, or an act of abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult as contained in the register of reports under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-1434, and amendments thereto;
(3) from the department for aging and disability services as to whether such applicant has been found to have committed an act of abuse, neglect or exploitation of a resident as contained in the register of reports under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-936 and 39-1411, and amendments thereto;
(4) from the department for aging and disability services any information concerning the applicant in the state registry which contains information about unlicensed employees of adult care homes under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-936, and amendments thereto.
(b) No community service provider, mental health center or independent living agency shall be liable for civil damages to any person refused employment, discharged from employment or whose terms of employment are affected because of actions taken by the community service provider, mental health center or independent living agency in good faith based on information received under this section.