2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 65 PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 5 MATERNITY CENTERS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES
65-501 License or temporary permit required; exemptions.
65-501. License or temporary permit required; exemptions. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to conduct or maintain a maternity center or a child care facility for children under 16 years of age without having a license or temporary permit therefor from the secretary of health and environment. Nothing in this act shall apply to:
(a) A residential facility or hospital that is operated and maintained by a state agency as defined in K.S.A. 75-3701 and amendments thereto; or
(b) a summer instructional camp that:
(1) Is operated by a Kansas educational institution as defined in K.S.A. 74-32,120, and amendments thereto, or a postsecondary educational institution as defined in K.S.A. 74-3201b, and amendments thereto;
(2) is operated for not more than five weeks;
(3) provides instruction to children, all of whom are 10 years of age and older; and
(4) is accredited by an agency or organization acceptable to the secretary of health and environment.
History: L. 1919, ch. 210, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-501; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 85; L. 1978, ch. 236, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 209, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 279, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 101, § 1; April 26.
