Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Article 43 - CORPORATE GUARDIANS
Section 30-43-1 - Certification of corporate guardians

(1) Provide proof of corporate stability;

(2) provide proof of financial solvency;

(3) have access to qualified professionals to provide consultation concerning the needs of the wards for whom the corporation is acting as guardian;

(4) have access to an attorney to provide necessary legal services in relationship to its guardian responsibilities;

(5) maintain liability insurance coverage of at least $25,000.00 per occurrence for the protection of the wards from corporate negligence;

(6) provide orientation and in-service training, as approved by the agency, to persons working with wards and their supervisors. No person may serve as a supervisor or be directly responsible for a ward unless that person has attended the required orientation or in-service training sessions, as appropriate;

(7) assign a specific individual to be directly responsible for each ward. No person shall be directly responsible for more than 15 wards;

(8) assign a supervisor to each person who is directly responsible for a ward. No supervisor shall have more than 10 supervisees;

(9) not assign a person to be a supervisor or to work with wards if that person has ever been:

(10) ensure that the person assigned the direct responsibility for a ward lives within 50 miles of the ward, has an active involvement with the ward and makes contact with the ward, as necessary, encourages appropriate interaction of immediate family members, relatives, and friends with the ward, and effectively carries out the corporation's guardianship responsibility to the ward. The person who is assigned responsibility for a ward shall contact the ward at least once each week and shall meet in person with the ward at least once each month. If a ward's mental status is diminished to the extent that the ward cannot communicate with the person assigned to the ward, the weekly contact shall be with a person who has day to day contact with the ward or who supervises such activities;

(11) designate back-up persons for each person assigned to a ward and maintain a 24 hour telephone system, at no cost to the ward, to ensure coverage in an emergency;

(12) ensure that a ward is not used in a fund raising or publicity campaign without the approval of the agency;

(13) have a written grievance procedure for wards;

(14) assign a specific staff person to act on behalf of the corporation to carry out the corporation's guardianship responsibility for each ward for whom the corporation is acting as guardian;

(15) maintain a file and case log for each ward;

(16) furnish reports to the agency, as requested;

(17) report serious injuries of wards to the agency within 72 hours of their occurrence;

(18) notify the agency if a supervisor or person working with a ward is:

(19) allow the agency to have access to wards and their records.