Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 39-939

  • 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
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, and the legal successor thereof. See Kansas Statutes 39-923
  • Resident: means all individuals kept, cared for, treated, boarded or otherwise accommodated in any adult care home. See Kansas Statutes 39-923

It shall be unlawful in any adult care home to house, care for or permit: (a) Any resident to stay in any unapproved room, area, or detached building.

(b) Abuse, neglect, or cruel treatment of any resident.

(c) The admission to resident status of any person who is known to suffer from any disease or condition for which the home is not authorized to provide care under the provisions of this act or the terms and conditions of its license.