Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Article 47 - FOSTER CARE LICENSING
Section 30-47-116 - Program

(1) Each permittee and each licensee shall keep documentation of each juvenile's preadmission evaluation in the juvenile's file. Each evaluation shall include an assessment of the juvenile's mental health and current needs.

(2) An interdisciplinary treatment team shall develop a case plan for each juvenile admitted to the juvenile crisis intervention center within three days of admission. The team shall review the case plan every seven days and shall update the case plan as necessary. Each review shall be documented and signed by the clinical director or the clinical director's designee.

(3) The treatment team shall be headed by the clinical director or the clinical director's designee.

(4) The case plan shall be completed in collaboration with the managed care organization if the juvenile is a medicaid recipient.

(5) Each applicant, each permittee, and each licensee shall maintain a written schedule and daily routine for all juveniles, which shall include the following:

(6) Classroom instruction or online education, or both, shall be provided and monitored by teachers holding appropriate certification from the Kansas board of education.

(7) Each permittee and each licensee shall coordinate education services with the local school district. During the local school year, each juvenile shall receive instruction according to the provisions of the juvenile's case plan.

(8) For each juvenile currently enrolled in a Kansas public school, each permittee and each licensee shall maintain contact with the juvenile's home school district to ensure the continuity of each juvenile's education.

(9) The teachers shall provide a regular schedule of instruction and related educational services appropriate to the needs of each juvenile.

(1) Each juvenile crisis intervention center shall provide indoor and outdoor recreational areas and equipment where security and direct supervision can be easily maintained. Unless restricted for health reasons, all juveniles shall be allowed to engage in supervised indoor and outdoor recreation on a daily basis.

(2) Art and craft supplies, books, current magazines, games, and other indoor recreational materials shall be provided for leisure-time activities.

(1) Work assignments shall not be used as a substitute for recreation.

(2) Juveniles shall be prohibited from performing the following duties:

(3) All work assignments performed by juveniles shall be on-site.

(1) Each permittee and each licensee shall provide telephone and contact visitation rights for parents, legal guardians, legal representatives, and other visitors approved by staff members designated by the administrative director. Private telephone conversation and visitation shall be allowed, except when a need to protect the juvenile is clinically indicated, as documented in the juvenile's case plan.

(2) Each permittee and each licensee shall have written policies and procedures regarding telephone use, personal cell phone access and use, and visitation available to all juveniles, parents, legal guardians, and legal representatives.

(3) A juvenile shall not be denied the right to contact an attorney or court counselor. No court counselor or attorney shall be refused visitation with a juvenile to whom the counselor or attorney is assigned.

(4) staff members shall not censor mail or written communication, except to check for contraband, unless censorship is clinically indicated. Suspect mail shall be opened by staff members in the presence of the addressee. If mail is to be read, the juvenile shall be informed in advance and shall be present when the mail is opened. The reason for each occasion of censorship shall be documented and kept in the juvenile's record.

(5) Various means of communication shall be available to each juvenile to allow for at least one contact per week, including electronic communication, phone calls, and U.S. mail.

(6) First-class letters and packages shall be forwarded after the transfer or release of each juvenile.