39-974. Same; definitions.
As used in the operator registration act:
(a) "Operator" means an individual registered pursuant to the operator registration act who may be appointed by a licensee to have authority and responsibility to oversee an adult care home.
(b) "Secretary" means the secretary for aging and disability services.
(c) "Department" means the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
(d) "Adult care home" means an assisted living facility or residential health care facility licensed for less than 61 residents, home plus or adult day care as defined by K.S.A. 39-923, and amendments thereto, or by the rules and regulations of the licensing agency adopted pursuant to such section for which a license is required under article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
(e) "Licensee" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in K.S.A. 39-923, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2014, ch. 94, § 3; July 1.