Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-34-4a

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

Section 28-34-4a - Visitors

(a) Each hospital shall establish visitation policies which are in the interest of the patients. Children under 12 years of age shall not be admitted as visitors to the hospital except in the company of a responsible adult. Children under six years of age shall be admitted as visitors only when the hospital has a special family visiting program or when authorized in writing by the attending physician, or the chief executive officer of the hospital, or the professional nurse charged with the responsibility for the care of the patient.

(b) Each hospital shall post visiting regulations in a location where they can be easily viewed by the public.

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-431; effective May 1, 1986.