health-and-safety-building-and-physical-premises-safety

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on building and physical premises safety, including the identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic for all staff in licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1e) • The Lead Agency does not require an annual unannounced inspection for licensed centers or licensed family child care homes for compliance with a standard for building and physical premises safety, including the identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic, and with related pre-service or orientation training, as required by 98.42(b)(2)(i)(B). (Plan Questions 5.5.1aii and 5.5.1bii) Overall Target Completion Date: 10/25/2025 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Kansas Department of Health and Environment will update policy and procedures for licensing inspectors with expectations for annual survey timeliness and incomplete contract deliverables. 07/01/2025 2 Kansas Department of Health and Environment of Health and Environment will coordinate with internal IT staff and contracted vendor for the establishment of a new operating system. 07/01/2025 3 Kansas Department of Health and Environment will enhance oversight and reporting of the annual survey status and annual survey completion within the new operating system. 10/25/2025 4 New operating system will include required monitoring of preservice health and safety training and standards for each program type during the annual inspection. 10/25/2025 5 Launch of new operating system. 10/25/2025