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Facilities & Licensing
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment's Bureau of Facilities and Licensing, Health Facilities Program is responsible for State licensing and Federal certification activities for all Acute and Continuing Care providers and suppliers in Kansas. The program is authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to survey acute and continuing care providers and suppliers for compliance with Medicare Conditions of Participation and Coverage.
Acute and Continuing Care providers include acute and specialty hospitals, organ transplant centers, critical access hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies, hospice agencies, intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, end stage renal disease facilities, outpatient physical therapy, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, portable x-ray providers and birthing centers.
Upcoming Health Facilities Quarterly Webinar
The Health Facilities Program is hosting a quarterly webinar on 3/16/23 geared towards:
- Hospital / Critical Access Hospital Administrators
- Facility Maintenance
- Administrators, CEOs, and Directors of Nursing
- Quality Managers
Physical Plant Engineers
The agenda for this webinar includes:
- Immediate Jeopardies
- Fire Drill Planning and Execution
Register in advance for this webinar on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Stakeholders Discussion on Home Health Regulations
The Health Facilities Program hosted two hour-long webinars to discuss proposed amendments to KDHE's home health regulations.
- 12/28/22: Watch a recording of this webinar on Zoom.
- 01/05/23: Watch a recording of this webinar on Zoom.
Health Facilities Webinar
The Health Facilities Program hosted a webinar on 10/18/22 geared towards:
- Hospital / Critical Access Hospital Administrators
- Facility Maintenance
- Physical Plant Engineers
A recording of the webinar can be watched on Zoom. Due to technical difficulties, the webinar starts 11 minutes in to the recording.
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Facilities & Licensing
Physical Address
1000 SW Jackson
Suite 330
Topeka, KS 66612-1365
Phone: : 785-296-0127Fax: : 785-559-4250
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Jerry Smith
Bureau Director
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Marilyn St. Peter
Deputy Bureau Director