Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-1218

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

Section 28-4-1218 - Transportation

Each licensee shall establish and implement written policies and procedures for transporting residents.

(a) The transportation policies and procedures shall include all of the following information:

(1) A list of the individuals authorized to transport residents for the PRTF;

(2) a description of precautions to prevent the escape of any resident during transfer;

(3) documentation of a current and appropriate license for each PRTF driver for the type of vehicle in use; and

(4) procedures to be followed in case of accident, injury, or other incident as specified in K.A.R. 28-4-1214, including notification procedures.

(b) Each transporting vehicle owned or leased by the licensee shall have a yearly safety check. A record of the yearly safety check and all repairs or improvements made shall be kept on file at the PRTF. When residents are transported in a privately owned vehicle, the vehicle shall be in safe working condition.

(c) Each vehicle used by the PRTF to transport residents shall be covered by accident and liability insurance as required by the state of Kansas.

(d) A first-aid kit shall be kept in the transporting vehicle and shall include disposable nonporous gloves in various sizes, a cleansing agent, scissors, bandages of assorted sizes, adhesive tape, a roll of gauze, one package of gauze squares at least four inches by four inches in size, and one elastic bandage.

(e) Each vehicle used to transport residents shall be equipped with an individual seat belt for the driver and an individual seat belt or child safety seat for each passenger. The driver and each passenger shall be secured by a seat belt or a child safety seat when the vehicle is in motion.

(f) Seat belts and child safety seats shall be used appropriate to the age, weight, and height of each individual and the placement of each individual in the vehicle, in accordance with state statutes and regulations. Each child safety seat shall be installed and used according to manufacturer's instructions.

(g) Residents who are less than 13 years of age shall not be seated in the front seat of a vehicle that is equipped with a passenger air bag.

(h) Smoking in any vehicle owned or leased by the licensee shall be prohibited whether or not a resident is present in the vehicle.

(i) Residents shall be transported directly to the location designated by the licensee and shall make no unauthorized stops along the way, except in an emergency.

(j) Handcuffs or shackles shall not be used on any resident being transported by staff members.

(k) No 15-passenger vans shall be used to transport residents. Each licensee owning or leasing a 15-passenger van purchased or leased before the effective date of this regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-1218

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-508; effective Oct. 9, 2009.