health-and-safety-precautions-in-transporting-children

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not require pre-service or orientation training on precautions in transporting children for all staff in licensed centers or licensed family child care homes, as required by 98.44(b)(1)(i). (Plan Question 5.4.1i) • 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 precautions in transporting children and with related pre-service or orientation training requirements, 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