The Department for Children and Families maintains a statewide registry identifying, after due process, persons substantiated for the abuse, neglect, exploitation or fiduciary abuse of vulnerable adults.
CONFIDENTIALITY: Kansas Department for Children and Family records are confidential. No individual, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall willfully or knowingly disclose, permit, or encourage disclosure of the contents of records or reports in violation of the confidentiality requirements of K.S.A. 38-2209. Violation of this statute is a class A nonperson misdemeanor, and the court may impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000.
***New Process starting 01/01/2026: The process to check an individual against the Adult Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation Central Registry is entirely electronic. Please click below to get started.
(The form must be filled out by the person being checked or their legal guardian for Kansas Statute requirements)
Adult Abuse/Neglect Central Registry Portal
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Results:
- Results of the Adult Abuse/Neglect Central Registry requests will be sent via encrypted email.
- Substantiated Findings: For questions on Expungement of records, or the or the laws governing long term care facilities and their employees for the Adult Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Central Registry, please contact Adult Protective Services:
For additional information or questions regarding the Adult Abuse & Neglect Central Registry, please contact
DCF.CentralRegistry@ks.gov