Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 60 - CREDENTIALING PROGRAM
Section 28-60-1 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) "Applicant" means the organization or organizations who submit to the department of health and environment a notice of intent and a credentialing application requesting that a specific profession or occupation be credentialed. The organization or organizations need not be comprised of members of the specific profession or occupation that is the subject of the credentialing application.
(b) "Manual for applicant" means the "Kansas credentialing review program: manual for applicants," which is produced by the department of health and environment and includes descriptions of the process, policies, procedures, and standards of the credentialing review program as established by K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 65-5001, as amended by L. 1988, Ch. 246, Sec. 22, et seq. and amendments thereto and K.A.R. 28-60-1, et seq.
(c) "Profession or occupation" means the specific vocation that is the subject of the credentialing application.
(d) "Record" means the evidence and testimony gathered during the technical committee meetings and the secretary's review of the credentialing application. The record shall include but not be limited to the following:
(e) "Standards" means the conditions set by the secretary, as listed in the May 1987 manual for applicants, that the technical committee and secretary may use to aid in determining whether certain portions of the criteria have been met.