39-982. Requirements of Kansas department for aging and disability services; COVID-19 public health emergency; infection control inspections; provision of personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies and tests; adoption of best practices. The Kansas department for aging and disability services shall, for all entities required to be licensed pursuant to article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto:

(a) Promptly, and in no case later than 90 days following the effective date of this act, make or cause to be made infection control inspections;

(b) provide the necessary personal protective equipment, sanitizing supplies and testing kits appropriate to the needs of each facility on an ongoing basis, based upon:

(1) The current number of residents;

(2) the current number of full-time and part-time staff members;

(3) the number of residents and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days;

(4) the ability to separate COVID-19 residents from non-COVID-19 residents; and

(5) any other factors deemed relevant by the secretary; and

(c) ensure that infection prevention and control best practices and recommendations based upon guidance from the United States centers for disease control and prevention and the Kansas department of health and environment are adopted and made available publicly.

History: L. 2020, ch. 1, § 19 (Special Session); June 9.