KDHE Secretary's Order Requiring COVID-19 Testing in Adult Care Homes

The record

Jurisdiction

Kansas

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

K.S.A. 65-101(a); K.S.A. 65-128

Issued

2021-06-18 June 18, 2021

Effective

2021-06-18

In force

June 18, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all adult care homes identified in K.S.A. 39-923(a) (nursing facilities, nursing facilities for mental health, ICF/IID, assisted living, residential health care, home plus, boarding care homes, adult day care) except facilities governed by CMS QSO-20-38-NH and 42 C.F.R. 483.80(h)
• facility staff including consultants, contractors, volunteers, caregivers and students

Functions reached

• IC infection control, screening and testing
• HR staffing (restriction of symptomatic staff)
• RS residential care
• VS entry screening of vendors and visitors
• staffing agencies, therapists, vendors entering facilities

Collection

Kansas KS

Operative words

K.S.A. 65-128 also authorizes the Secretary of the KDHE to issue orders as may be medically necessary and reasonable to prevent the spread and dissemination of diseases injurious to the public health.... Therefore, pursuant to the authority vesting in me pursuant to K.S.A. 65-101 and 65-128,... I hereby direct and order the testing for COVID-19 in adult care homes under the following requirements:... 4. Regardless of the frequency of testing being performed or the adult care home's COVID-19 status, the facility must continue to screen all staff (each shift), each resident (daily), and all persons entering the facility, such as vendors, volunteers, and visitors, for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.... 5. Staff, vaccinated or unvaccinated, with symptoms or signs of COVID-19 must be tested and are required to be restricted from the adult care home pending the results of COVID-19 testing.... This order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in force and effect until otherwise modified, supplemented and/or rescinded.

Enforcement

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