Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-12-106

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 123-12-106 - Hair standards and appearance

(a)

(1) Each offender shall keep the offender's hair neat and clean and shall follow reasonable health and safety standards. Except as specified in paragraph (a)(2), each haircut, which shall include the length of sideburns, shall be in conformance with the applicable facility orders. No offender shall have a beard, moustache, or other form or style of facial hair.

(2) Upon a showing of medical necessity certified by a physician or dentist and with the written approval of the superintendent or designee, the limitations regarding haircuts or facial hair, or both, may be exempted to the limited extent necessitated by the medical condition. The necessity for continuing the exemption shall be reviewed at least every two weeks, except that a condition that has been certified by a physician as being congenital and not likely to change in the foreseeable future shall be reviewed every six months.

(b) Each offender shall wear a hair net when involved in the preparation or serving of food.

(c) Each violation of this regulation shall be a class III offense.

This regulation shall be effective on and after April 8, 2005.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-12-106

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 75-7024 and K.S.A. 76-3203; effective April 8, 2005.