Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-46-11

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, August 22, 2024

Section 30-46-11 - Reporting of abuse or neglect of children who reside in an institution operated by the secretary of social and rehabilitation services

(a) Each person who has reason to suspect that child abuse, neglect or sexual abuse, as defined in K.A.R. 30-46-10, has occurred in an institution operated by the secretary of SRS shall make a report directly to the attorney general's office and shall not be required to report first to the secretary or to any employee of the secretary except when immediate action is necessary to protect a resident or another person.

(b) Each person who has reason to suspect that an SRS employee or a volunteer may be a perpetrator of abuse, neglect or sexual abuse, as defined in K.A.R. 30-46-10, shall not be required to make a report to the suspected perpetrator even though department policy would dictate otherwise.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-46-11

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 39-708c, K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 65-516, as amended by L. 1988, Ch. 232, Sec. 10, L. 1988, Ch. 140; effective Jan. 2, 1989.