Kansas Statutes 65-501. License or temporary permit required; exemptions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-501
- Child care facility: means :
(1) A facility maintained by a person who has control or custody of one or more children under 16 years of age, unattended by parent or guardian, for the purpose of providing the children with food or lodging, or both, except children in the custody of the secretary for children and families who are placed with a prospective adoptive family pursuant to the provisions of an adoptive placement agreement or who are related to the person by blood, marriage or legal adoption;
(2) a children's home, orphanage, maternity home, day care facility or other facility of a type determined by the secretary to require regulation under the provisions of this act;
(3) a child placement agency or child care resource and referral agency, or a facility maintained by such an agency for the purpose of caring for children under 16 years of age; or
(4) any receiving or detention home for children under 16 years of age provided or maintained by, or receiving aid from, any city or county or the state. See Kansas Statutes 65-503
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Maternity center: means a facility which provides delivery services for normal, uncomplicated pregnancies but does not include a medical care facility as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-503
- Person: means any individual, association, partnership, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or other entity. See Kansas Statutes 65-503
- 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, firm, corporation or association to conduct or maintain a maternity center or a child care facility for children under 16 years of age without having a license or temporary permit therefor from the secretary of health and environment. Nothing in this act shall apply to:
(a) A residential facility or hospital that is operated and maintained by a state agency as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-3701 and amendments thereto; or
(b) a summer instructional camp that:
(1) Is operated by a Kansas educational institution as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-32,120, and amendments thereto, or a postsecondary educational institution as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-3201b, and amendments thereto;
(2) is operated for not more than five weeks;
(3) provides instruction to children, all of whom are 10 years of age and older; and
(4) is accredited by an agency or organization acceptable to the secretary of health and environment.