Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING
Section 30-47-112 - Admission policies

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 30-47-112

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

(a) A juvenile shall be admitted if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The clinical director determines that the juvenile is in need of treatment and likely to cause harm to self or others.

(2) A qualified mental health professional has given written authorization for the juvenile to be admitted to a juvenile crisis intervention center.

(3) No other more appropriate treatment services are available and accessible to the juvenile at the time of admission.

(b) All written admission policies and procedures of the center shall conform with its stated goals and purposes.

(c) Admission procedures and practice shall include provisions for the following if the juvenile receives medicaid:

(1) Upon admission, the administrative director or designee shall notify the managed care organization, if applicable.

(2) The managed care organization shall review services as recommended by the clinical director.

(d) A juvenile shall not stay in a juvenile crisis intervention center for more than 30 days.

(e) Admission procedures shall include the following:

(1) Collecting identifying information;

(2) completing a health history checklist, which shall be completed on a form approved by the secretary and shall include a description of any bruises, abrasions, symptoms of illness, and current medications;

(3) assessing the juvenile's suicide risk potential, assault potential, escape risk, and mental health needs;

(4) conducting an intake interview;

(5) distributing personal hygiene items;

(6) providing for a shower and hair care;

(7) issuing clean, laundered clothing, if necessary;

(8) assigning the juvenile to a sleeping room; and

(9) providing an orientation to the juvenile crisis intervention center in a manner that is understandable to the juvenile.

(f) Completion of the orientation and receipt of all written orientation materials shall be documented by a signed statement from the juvenile.

(g) The admitting staff member shall inventory and document the juvenile's clothing and personal possessions and their disposition, specify any access the juvenile may have to these items, and provide for safe storage at the center. Each inventory shall include a written list of all money and personal property of the juvenile, shall be signed by the juvenile and the admitting staff member, and shall be kept with the juvenile's record. If the juvenile refuses to sign the inventory, the refusal shall be documented in the juvenile's record.

(h) No juvenile who shows evidence during the screening process of being seriously physically ill, injured, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be admitted until the juvenile is examined and approved for admission by a licensed physician. If a juvenile is approved for admission to the center but is not admitted immediately due to hospitalization for illness, injury, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the center shall accept the juvenile upon discharge from the hospital.

(i) A permittee, licensee, or employee of a juvenile crisis intervention center shall not accept permanent legal guardianship of a juvenile placed at the center.

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