As used in the operator registration act:
- (a) "Operator" means an individual registered pursuant to the operator registration act who may be appointed by a licensee to have authority and responsibility to oversee an adult care home.
- (b) "Secretary" means the secretary for aging and disability services.
- (c) "Department" means the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
- (d) "Adult care home" means an assisted living facility or residential health care facility licensed for less than 61 residents, home plus or adult day care as defined by K.S.A. 39-923, and amendments thereto, or by the rules and regulations of the licensing agency adopted pursuant to such section for which a license is required under article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
- (e) "Licensee" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in K.S.A. 39-923, and amendments thereto.
L. 2014, ch. 94, § 3; July 1.