Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-22-2
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024
Section 30-22-2 - Principles to be considered in approval of application for licensing, renewal of license, or revoking of licenseThe following principles shall be considered in the inspection of the applying psychiatric hospital:
(a) The quality of the services offered by the applying agency is determined by professional standards, and the selection of the services as to kind and extent can only be determined by the governing authority usually based upon the will of the community, the nature of the community problems, and the depth of community resources (acting together with the professional considerations). (b) The applying agency shall be a growing, developing, social organization with different stages of differentiation and versatility dependent upon the specific local internal and community forces acting at a given point in time. (c) Services of the applying agency may be offered to the mentally ill, the mentally retarded, persons under specific or unusual stress, or handicapped persons. Services may include those listed below offered either in an inpatient, residential setting, or an outpatient, neighborhood, or home setting. (1) Diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and restoration of mentally disordered or handicapped persons to an optimal level of functioning. (2) Day care, training, education, sheltered employment necessary to improve an individual's maximum abilities leading toward total rehabilitation. (3) Consultative and educational services to schools, courts, health and welfare and social agencies, both public and private. (4) Training for students entering the mental health and retardation professions and continuing inservice training of mental health and retardation professionals and adjunctive personnel. (5) Recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteer workers in the mental health related activities of the community. (6) Informational activities directed toward the general population. (8) Interventions in society purposely directed to reduce stresses to the individual or to the community as a whole, which stresses contribute to the incidence of mental illness or mental retardation. (9) Client information and referral, counseling, follow along, protective and other social and socio-legal services, transportation, residential and transitional centers, and recreation services, all geared toward the handicapped individuals, their families and the general public. (d) The applying agency shall acknowledge the dignity and protect the rights of all persons within its authority to direct or regulate both personnel and clientele. (e) The applying agency shall have an ethical and competent staff, and the recruitment practices shall provide measures to insure the hiring of personnel with these characteristics. (f) The applying agency shall make provisions to cooperate with other community agencies within the scope of its resources and the skills of its personnel, and within its capacities to respond to the community needs. (g) The applying agency shall keep accurate, current, and adequate client and administrative records, and shall submit reports derived from such records as required by the licensing agency to carry out these licensing procedures. (h) The applying agency shall have written policies and procedures covering operation of the agency, including a written policy on how the agency is related to the statewide mental health planning effort. (i) The applying agency shall provide a physical plant which is a safe and wholesome environment fit to enhance the program. (j) The applying agency shall plan the program and physical plant to be accessible to clientele in point of view of time, location, and transportation. Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-22-2
Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-3307b; effective, E-70-16, Feb. 13, 1970; effective Jan. 1, 1971; amended Jan. 1, 1974; amended May 1, 1975; amended Feb. 15, 1977; amended May 1, 1979; amended Oct. 28, 1991.