Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Great Seal of Kansas
Agency overview
Formed July 1, 2012
Headquarters New England Building
503 S Kansas Ave
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Agency executive
  • Timothy Keck, Secretary of Aging and Disability Services
Website www.kdads.ks.gov

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is the second-largest state government agency in Kansas, and it is responsible for administering services to older adults, managing the four state hospitals and institutions, and directing health occupations credentialing. The agency was formed on July 1, 2012 as a result of Governor Sam Brownback's executive order that merged the Department of Aging with divisions of the Department for Social and Rehabilitation Services and the Department of Health and Environment.[1]

References

  1. "About". KDADS. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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