Kansas Administrative Regulations Agency 26 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
Here's a refined overview of Kansas Administrative Regulations – Agency 26: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS):
🏛️ Regulatory Articles within Agency 26
Based on the current regulation code (effective through July 15, 2024):
Article 1 – General Provisions (§ 26‑1‑1 to 1‑9)
Article 2 – Grants and Contracts (§ 26‑2‑1 to 2‑10)
Article 3 – Procurement (§ 26‑3‑1 to 3‑7)
Article 4 – Non‑Medicaid Hearing & Appeals (§ 26‑4‑1 to 4‑7)
Article 4a – Customer & Provider Appeals in Medicaid (§ 26‑4a‑1 to 4a‑2)
Article 5 – In‑Home Nutrition Program (§ 26‑5‑1 to 5‑10)
Article 6 – Employment Program
Article 7 – Reserved (Unassigned)
Article 8 – Senior Care Act
Article 9 – Client Assessment, Referral, and Evaluation Program
Article 41 – Assisted Living Facilities and Residential Health Care Facilities
Article 42 – Homes Plus (residential care homes)
Article 43 – Adult Day Care Facilities
Article 52 – Crisis Intervention Centers
…including additional articles like 59 (Dietitians) and 30 (Community mental health and developmental disabilities) that fall under KDADS regulatory scope (klrd.gov, law.cornell.edu, regulations.justia.com, casetext.com).
🔎 Selected Articles in Detail
Article 41 – Assisted Living & Residential Health Care Facilities
Admission/retention criteria (§ 26‑41‑200): Admission requires a negotiated service agreement detailing all necessary services (law.cornell.edu).
Range of services (§ 26‑41‑203): Must cover meals, nursing, housekeeping, transport, activities, etc. Also allows adult day care, respite services, and special care settings .
Dietary services (§ 26‑41‑206): Facilities must coordinate menus via a dietitian or qualified staff, with weekly plans per guidelines (regulations.justia.com).
Health care services (§ 26‑41‑204): Delegation of nurse duties and provision of licensed nursing support (casetext.com).
Article 42 – Homes Plus
Regulates residential care homes (“home-plus” operations):
Administration, staff qualifications, emergency preparedness, record-keeping (§ 26‑42‑101 to 106) (klrd.gov, regulations.justia.com).
Admission criteria, functional assessments, service agreements (§ 26‑42‑200 to 202) (regulations.justia.com).
Article 43 – Adult Day Care Facilities
Covers administration, staffing, development, emergency policies, record-keeping, functional screening, service agreements, health/dietary/infection control (§ 26‑43‑101 to 207) .
📌 How to Access Full Text
Justia hosts full-text articles for KDADS regulations, including 26‑41 to 26‑43 (regulations.justia.com).
Kansas Secretary of State site provides official PDF versions of individual Articles (e.g., Arts 26‑43, 26‑42) .
Kansas Legislative Register and KDADS or SOS sites include updates, effective dates, and amendment histories (e.g., through July 15, 2024) .
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Full text of any specific Article/Section (e.g. Article 41, Sec 26‑41‑200).
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