This regulation establishes additional environmental management standards for private psychiatric hospitals in Kansas. Operators must ensure buildings are designed and equipped to protect against fire, explosion, and panic hazards. Hospitals are also required to establish a safety committee, maintain a clean and safe environment through written policies, implement an infection-control program, and develop procedures for sterile supplies and equipment.
View official sourceKansas Administrative Regulations Kansas Department for Children and Families Article 22.—Licensing of Psychiatric Hospitals; Funding of Community Mental Health Centers and Facilities for the Mentally Retarded and Facilities for Handicapped Persons 30-22-4a. Private psychiatric hospitals; additional environmental management standards. (a) Each building in which patients receive treatment or in which patients are housed overnight shall be designed, constructed, and equipped to reasonably protect patients, staff, and visitors from the hazards of fire, explosion, and panic. (b) Each hospital shall: (1) Establish a safety committee that includes representatives from all major services; (2) establish an environment that enhances the positive self-image of patients and preserves their human dignity; (3) develop written policies and procedures for maintaining a clean and safe environment; (4) develop an infection-control program; and (5) develop written policies and procedures for the handling, maintenance, and use of sterile supplies and equipment if such supplies and equipment are used by the hospital. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-3307b ; effective May 1, 1985.) ***** Authenticated Kansas Administrative Regulation *****