Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 39-926

  • 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
  • Licensing agency: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, and the legal successor thereof. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons acting jointly or severally to operate an adult care home within this state except upon license first had and obtained for that purpose from the secretary for aging and disability services as the licensing agency upon application made therefor as provided in this act, and compliance with the requirements, standards, rules and regulations, promulgated under its provisions.