Printable Format39-924. Purpose of act. The purpose of this act is the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards: (1) For the care, treatment, health, safety, welfare and comfort of individuals in adult care homes licensed by the secretary for aging and disability services; and (2) for the construction, general hygiene, maintenance and operation of said adult care homes, which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate accommodation, care and treatment of such individuals in adult care homes.
History: L. 1961, ch. 231, § 2; L. 1972, ch. 171, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 40; L. 2003, ch. 149, § 3; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 126; July 1.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Denial of licensure for repeated violations not arbitrary; reasonable relation to lawful purpose of act. Boswell, Inc. d/b/a Reno County Adult Care Home v. Harkins, 230 Kan. 610, 615, 640 P.2d 1202 (1982).
2. Statutory provisions not unlawful delegation of legislative authority; not vague and indefinite. Boswell, Inc. d/b/a Broadacres v. Harkins, 230 Kan. 738, 741, 640 P.2d 1208 (1982).
3. Adult care home licensure act does not provide an applicable standard of care to be given a jury. Tudor v. Wheatland Nursing, 42 Kan. App. 2d 624, 214 P.3d 1217 (2009).