Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20,
2024
(a) A written plan
and daily routine shall be maintained for all juveniles that shall include
supervision, meals, rest and sleep, personal hygiene, physical exercise, work,
recreation, visitation and communication.
(b) Supervision.
(1) Each juvenile shall be supervised at all
times.
(2) Activities that would
interfere with the care of a juvenile shall not be carried out by an attendant
while on duty.
(3) Alcohol or
non-prescribed controlled substances as defined in
K.S.A.
65-4101 and any amendments of it shall not be
consumed by any juvenile or attendant while on duty.
(4) Smoking shall be confined to designated
smoking areas in the facility.
(c) Food service.
(1) Each juvenile shall receive nutritious
meals and snacks at customary times.
(2) Food prepared off premises:
(A) Shall be obtained from sources licensed
by the Kansas department of health and environment;
(B) shall be transported in covered
containers; and
(C) shall not be
allowed to stand.
(3)
Food prepared on the premises shall be prepared, served and stored in a
sanitary manner.
(4) Only
pasteurized milk and government-inspected meat and fowl shall be used. Powdered
milk shall be used for cooking only.
(5) Home-canned foods shall not be served in
the facility.
(d)
Personal hygiene.
(1) Each juvenile shall be
allowed to bathe and perform bodily functions as necessary.
(2) Each juvenile shall be provided soap,
toothbrush, toothpaste, other personal care items, and clean, individual bath
and face towels.
(4) Clothing, if
provided, shall be clean and in good condition.
(e) Each juvenile shall have the opportunity
for physical exercise. This activity shall be in an area free of hazards, and
outdoors if possible.
(f) Work.
(1) Work assignments shall not be used as a
substitute for recreation.
(2)
Each juvenile shall be prohibited from performing duties including, but not
limited to:
(A) Personal services for staff;
(B) cleaning or maintaining areas
away from the attendant care facility;
(C) substituting for staff; or
(D) any work defined as hazardous by the
Kansas department of human resources governing child labor.
(g) Art and craft
supplies, books, current magazines, games and other indoor recreational
materials and equipment shall be provided for leisure time activities.
(h) Visitation and communication.
(1) Each facility shall provide juveniles
with the opportunity for telephone and visitation contact with parents, legal
guardians, and legal representatives.
(2) Written visitation policies shall be
available to each juvenile, parent, legal guardian and legal representative.
(3) Each juvenile shall not be
denied the right to contact the juvenile's attorney or court counselor.
(i) Discipline.
(1) There shall be a written discipline
policy.
(2) Punishment that is
humiliating, frightening or physically harmful to the juvenile shall not be
used at any time. The juvenile shall be protected against all forms of neglect,
exploitation or degrading forms of punishment.
(3) Prohibited forms of punishment shall
include:
(A) Corporal punishment;
(B) verbal abuse, threats, or derogatory
remarks about the juvenile or the juvenile's family;
(C) binding or tying to restrict movement, or
enclosing in a confined space such as a closet, locked room, box, or similar
cubicle; or
(D) deprivation of
meals.
(4) Juveniles
shall be permitted to be appropriately clothed at all times.