Kansas § 39-2004 Secretary for aging and disability services; rules and regulations; waiver of requirements

Kansas Statutes

§ 39-2004 — Secretary for aging and disability services; rules and regulations; waiver of requirements

Kansas § 39-2004

Ch. 39MENTALLY ILL, INCAPACITATED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS; SOCIAL WELFARE

Art. 20PROVIDERS OF DISABILITY SERVICES

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-2004 (2026).

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(a)The secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Such rules and regulations may prescribe minimum standards and requirements relating to: The location, building, size of centers, facilities and hospitals; environmental standards; capacity; the individuals allowed; the types of services offered; the records to be kept; medication management; policies and procedures specific to centers, facilities, hospitals and providers; the kind and frequency of reports and inventories to be made; and may generally establish such requirements as may be deemed necessary to protect the health, safety, hygiene, welfare and comfort of the individuals.

(b)The authority granted to the secretary under this act is in addition to other statutory authority the se

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(a) The secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Such rules and regulations may prescribe minimum standards and requirements relating to: The location, building, size of centers, facilities and hospitals; environmental standards; capacity; the individuals allowed; the types of services offered; the records to be kept; medication management; policies and procedures specific to centers, facilities, hospitals and providers; the kind and frequency of reports and inventories to be made; and may generally establish such requirements as may be deemed necessary to protect the health, safety, hygiene, welfare and comfort of the individuals.
(b) The authority granted to the secretary under this act is in addition to other statutory authority the secretary has to require the licensing and operation of centers, facilities, hospitals and providers and is not to be construed to limit any of the powers and duties of the secretary under article 59 of chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary may waive a requirement of the rules and regulations adopted under this act if the secretary finds that the waiver of the regulatory requirement is in the public interest and will not detrimentally affect the life, safety, health or welfare of any person receiving care or treatment in a center, facility or hospital licensed under this act or an individual receiving services from a provider licensed under this act.