Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a)
Each individual working or volunteering in a juvenile crisis intervention
center shall be qualified by the temperament, emotional maturity, judgment, and
understanding of children necessary to maintain the health, comfort, safety,
and welfare of the juveniles in placement.
(b) Each staff member performing the duties
of more than one position shall meet the minimum qualifications for each
position held.
(c) Before
employment, the following requirements shall be met:
(1) Each staff member and each volunteer who
has contact with any resident shall provide a statement on a form provided by
the department from an authorized medical practitioner stating that no physical
or mental impairment prevents the individual from providing care for children
or would otherwise represent a direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare
of others.
(2) Each staff member
and each volunteer involved in food preparation or service who will not have
contact with any resident shall provide a statement on a form provided by the
department from an authorized medical practitioner stating that no physical or
mental impairment prevents the individual from preparing or serving food or
would otherwise represent a direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare of
others.
(3) Each staff member who
requires accommodation of a physical or mental impairment to enable the staff
member to perform that individual's duties without representing a direct threat
to the health, safety, or welfare of others shall provide a statement on a form
furnished by the department from an authorized medical practitioner stating
that the accommodation specified is sufficient to enable the staff member to
perform that individual's duties without representing a direct threat to the
health, safety, or welfare of others.
(4) Each staff member and each volunteer
shall provide a record of a tuberculosis test or X-ray obtained not more than
two years before employment. If there is a positive tuberculosis test or a
history of a previous positive tuberculosis test, a chest X-ray shall be
required unless there is documentation of a normal chest X-ray within the last
12 months. Proof of recommended treatment, according to the Kansas department
of health and environment's tuberculosis prevention and control program's
direction, shall be required. Documentation of each tuberculosis test, X-ray,
and treatment results shall be kept confidentially and separate from personnel
records.
(A) Compliance with the Kansas
department of health and environment's tuberculosis prevention and control
program shall be required following each exposure to active tuberculosis
disease. The results of tuberculosis tests, X-rays, and treatment shall be kept
confidentially and separate from personnel records.
(B) Each volunteer shall present
documentation showing no active tuberculosis before serving in the
center.
(5) If the
permittee, the licensee, or the secretary has a reasonable belief, based on
objective evidence, that a staff member has a medical condition that will pose
a direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare of others, a medical
examination shall be requested to determine whether the staff member is fit to
perform that individual's job. The permittee or the licensee shall pay all
costs associated with the medical examination. The staff member shall not
continue to perform that individual's duties unless and until the staff member
provides a statement from an authorized medical practitioner on a form provided
by the department stating one of the following:
(A) No physical or mental impairment prevents
the individual from providing care for children or would otherwise represent a
direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare of others.
(B) A specified accommodation of a physical
or mental impairment is sufficient to enable the staff member to perform that
individual's duties without representing a direct threat to the health, safety,
or welfare of others.
(6)
Each permittee and each licensee shall keep all statements by an authorized
medical practitioner concerning any staff member in relation to that
individual's ability or inability to perform that individual's duties and shall
maintain these statements confidentially and separate from personnel
records.
(d) Each
administrative director shall possess the following:
(1) Knowledge of the principles, practices,
methods, and techniques of administration and management;
(2) ability to train, supervise, plan,
direct, and evaluate the work of others, as documented by experience, training,
or a combination of both;
(3)
ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
and
(4) knowledge of principles and
techniques of behavioral and mental health treatment and care of juveniles and
of the growth, development, needs, and unique problems of
juveniles.
(e) Each
administrative director shall have at least a bachelor's degree. Each
administrative director shall have at least three years of supervisory
experience within a child care facility providing treatment to
children.
(f) Each clinical
director shall be licensed by the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory board,
the Kansas board of nursing, or the Kansas board of healing arts to diagnose
and treat mental and behavioral disorders.
(g) Professional consultant services shall be
available and shall include licensed physicians, dentists, nurses, clergy,
social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers, dieticians, or others
as approved by the secretary.
(h)
Each staff member shall maintain current licensure, certification, or
registration for that individual's profession.
(i) Each juvenile crisis intervention center
shall have a clinical director who is responsible for oversight and
implementation of the program.
(j)
Each direct care staff member shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be 21 years of age or older;
and
(2) have a high school diploma
or equivalent and have completed one of the following:
(A) two years of experience supervising
children or juveniles in a child care facility; or
(B) 45 clock-hours of documented training in
child care, child development, psychology, or a related field before assuming
independent supervision duties over the juveniles.
(k)
(1) Auxiliary staff members shall be
available as needed for the operation of the juvenile crisis intervention
center and the provision of services to juveniles.
(2) No auxiliary staff member shall be
included in meeting the minimum ratio of direct care staff members to
juveniles. Only direct care staff members shall be responsible for direct
supervision of the juveniles.
(l) Each auxiliary staff member working in
food service shall demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements
through ongoing job performance:
(1)
Knowledge of the nutritional needs of juveniles;
(2) understanding of quantity food
preparation and service;
(3)
sanitary food handling and storage methods;
(4) understanding of individual, cultural,
and religious food preferences.
