Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Section 28-4-280 - Residential services to mothers and infants
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-4-280
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
Each maternity home or residential facility which provides residential services to mothers and infants after delivery shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Physical plant.
(1) A maximum of five mothers and
infants shall be served.
(2) The
mother/infant unit shall be separate from units serving pregnant and
non-pregnant residents.
(3) A
nursery shall be provided.
(A) The nursery
shall have adequate space and equipment for the number and age of infants in
care.
(B) Age-appropriate toys and
play equipment shall be available.
(4) Rooming-in may be allowed if it is
determined to be in the best interest of the newborn as documented in the
resident's social service plan.
(5) A quiet area shall be provided for infant
feeding.
(6) Laundry facilities
shall be readily available.
(7)
There shall be facilities for the safe preparation and storage of formula.
(8) The environment shall be free
of substances potentially hazardous to mother and infant.
(b) Parenting education.
(1) Techniques of care of the newborn shall
be taught on an individual basis.
(2) Residents shall be provided instruction
in child development and child care, infant development and stimulation, first
aid, and infant nutrition by the agency or through community resources.
(c) Policies.
(1) There shall be written policies which
specify:
(A) The length of time the mother
may remain in the unit;
(B)
prohibition against the assumption of child care responsibilities by any
resident other than the mother of the newborn; and
(C) substitute child care arrangements when
the mother is ill or otherwise away from her newborn.
(d) Services.
(1) The facility shall contract with a
pediatrician to supervise the health care of the infants in the unit.
(2) There shall be casework
services as outlined in KAR 28-4-279(a)(14).
(3) Staff shall be trained in the use of
monitors and infant CPR.
(e) Records. The following records shall be maintained for each mother/infant:
(1)
Medical consent;
(2) health care
instructions; and
(3) infant
medical record.
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