State guide
Kansas Home Care Compliance
All six compliance areas for Kansas home care agencies, each cited to official sources.
Last reviewed: July 24, 2026
Kansas at a glance Kansas licenses home health agencies under a definition broad enough to cover supportive (non-medical) care, so most personal care agencies license as home health agencies with KDHE. Kansas has a $7.25 minimum wage and a little-known state overtime threshold of 46 hours that applies only to employers NOT covered by the FLSA; most home care agencies are FLSA-covered, so 1.5x over 40 governs.
Requirements by category
Health Benefits & ACA → Kansas uses HealthCare.gov, is a non-expansion state (coverage gap below 100% FPL), and has no state benefits mandates. HealthCare.govNoNo Occupational Health → Kansas home health agency licensure rules require a pre-assignment two-step TB skin test per CDC health care worker guidelines plus a… RequiredPayroll over $20,000/yr Caregiver Training → Kansas home health agency licensure (K.A.R. Article 28-51) requires HHAs to be Kansas-certified nurse aides (90-hour course) who then… CNA (90) + 20-hr HHA courseNone (agency orientation)12 hrs/yr (federal) Wage & Hour → Kansas has a $7.25 minimum wage and a little-known state overtime threshold of 46 hours that applies only to employers NOT covered by the… $7.25FLSA (state: >46 hrs if non-FLSA)None Licensure & Survey Readiness → Kansas licenses home health agencies under a definition broad enough to cover supportive (non-medical) care, so most personal care… KDHEK.S.A. 65-5101 et seq.; K.A.R.…Home health agency (incl.… Background Checks → Kansas prohibits home health agencies from knowingly employing individuals with disqualifying convictions or adverse registry findings;… ConditionalNurse aide registry; DCF adult…
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