Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

210.256. Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure. — 1. Any person who violates any provision of sections 210.252 to 210.255, or who for such person or for any other person makes a materially false statement in the notice of parental responsibility required by sections 210.2…

210.257. Rules, procedure to adopt. — No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of section 210.252 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 4, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

210.258. Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children — discipline policies, explanation required for parent. — The provisions of this section and section 210.259 apply to a child care facility maintaine…

210.259. Nonreligious organization's agreement for child-care facility on property of religious organization not deemed to be exclusive control by religious organization. — When a nonreligious organization, having as its principal purpose the provision of child care services, ent…

210.275. Child care provided only to school-age children must comply with child-care licensure provisions. — Any program licensed by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to this chapter providing child care to only school-age children shall comply with th…

210.278. Exempt from licensure, when. — Neighborhood youth development programs shall be exempt from the child care licensing provisions under this chapter so long as the program meets the following requirements: (1) The program is affiliated and in good standing with a national …

210.305. Emergency placements, grandparent or relative placement preferred — definitions — diligent efforts search, when — court filing, contents — notice requirements. — 1. When an initial emergency placement of a child is deemed necessary, the children's division shall immediat…

210.320. Regulation of detention facility — taxation of cigarettes to support, rate — discount for wholesaler — refunds — failing to affix stamps or pay tax, penalty — possession of unstamped cigarettes, prima facie evidence cigarettes intended for sale, exception — seizure of pr…

210.481. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.481 to 210.536, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Child", any individual under eighteen years of age or in the custody of the division; (2) "Child placing agency", any person, other …

210.482. Background checks for emergency placements, requirements, exceptions — cost, paid by whom. — 1. If the emergency placement of a child in a private home is necessary due to the unexpected absence of the child's parents, legal guardian, or custodian, the juvenile court or …

210.484. Residential care facilities license required. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of health and senior services shall license residential care facilities, as defined in subdivision (10) of section 210.481. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B.…

210.485. Civil liability, for-profit child-placing agency or residential care facility, when — state exemption. — 1. Any owner or operator of a for-profit child-placing agency or residential care facility licensed pursuant to sections 210.481 to 210.536, may be held civilly liabl…

210.486. License required, applicants to be investigated — provisional license, when — periods of validity. — 1. No person shall operate or maintain a foster home, residential care facility, or child placing agency without having in full force and effect a valid license issued by…

210.487. Background checks for foster families, requirements — costs, paid by whom — rulemaking authority. — 1. The children's division of the department of social services may require fingerprint submissions to the Missouri state highway patrol for the purpose of conducting a st…

210.491. Investigation of certain facilities by the division, when — injunctive relief, when. — 1. The director of the division, or the director's authorized representative, shall have the right to enter the premises of an applicant for or holder of a license at reasonable hours …

210.493. Background checks required, when — definitions — content — procedure — ineligibility of applicant, when — administrative review — rulemaking authority. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Applicant", any individual who applies or is required to s…

210.496. Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of licenses — grounds. — The division may refuse to issue either a license or a provisional license to an applicant, or may suspend or revoke the license or provisional license of a licensee, who: (1) Fails consistently to compl…

210.498. Access to records on the suspension or revocation of a foster home license — procedure for release of information — disclosure permitted, when. — 1. Any parent or legal guardian of a child in foster care may have access to investigation records kept by the division regar…

210.501. Application for licensure, form, contents. — 1. Application for license shall be made on forms supplied by the division and in the manner prescribed. 2. Each license shall state clearly the name of the foster home, residential care facility, or child placing agency, its …

210.506. Rules, procedure — promulgation, persons to be consulted. — 1. The division shall promulgate and publish rules in accordance with this section and chapter 536 for the licensing of foster homes, residential care facilities, and child placing agencies. In promulgating such…

210.511. Division to assist applicants in meeting license requirements and establishing certain programs, how. — The division shall offer technical assistance or consultation to assist applicants for licensure, licensees, and holders of provisional licenses in meeting license req…

210.516. Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain, or operate a foster home, residential care facility, or child placing agency, or to advertise or hold himself out as being able to…

210.518. Departments' duties, classification of services to children — interagency meetings for coordination of services. — 1. The department of social services, the department of mental health, the department of elementary and secondary education and all subdivisions thereof sha…

210.521. Assistance for division in licensure of foster homes. — 1. The division may designate to act for it a licensed child placing agency to inspect and recommend for licensure foster homes and prospective foster homes either utilized by or to be utilized by that child placing…

210.526. Grievance procedure for decisions of division, requirements — judicial review authorized. — 1. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the division made in the administration of sections 210.481 to 210.536 shall be entitled to judicial review as provided in chapter 5…

210.531. Violations or false statements, penalty. — Any person who violates any applicable provision of sections 210.481 to 210.536, or who for himself or for any other person makes materially false statements in order to obtain a license or the renewal thereof shall be guilty of…

210.535. Foster care and adoption assistance under federal Social Security Act, amendments to plan and waivers to be submitted. — The department of social services shall: (1) Submit amendments to state plans and seek available waivers from the federal Department of Health and Hum…

210.536. Cost of foster care, how paid — failure of parent to pay required amount, court orders against assets, collection procedure. — 1. The cost of foster care shall be paid by the children's division under chapter 207, except that the court shall evaluate the ability of paren…

210.537. County foster parent associations may be established, duties of division. — The children's division shall cooperate with and shall help promote foster parent associations in each county. The children's division shall provide county foster parent associations with data, i…

210.539. State health insurance, foster parents may purchase, when. — 1. Any specialized foster parent as defined in section 210.543 and licensed under this chapter who provides temporary foster care for children who have a documented history of presenting behaviors or diagnoses …

210.542. Training and standards for foster parents to be provided, when — evaluation of foster parents. — 1. The children's division shall provide certain standards and training that prospective foster care parents shall meet before becoming licensed. 2. The children's division s…

210.543. Specialized foster parents, training, fiscal incentives. — The children's division shall train and license a separate category of foster parents who are able to provide special care and supervision to foster children who have special needs because of a history of sexual …

210.545. Respite care facilities for foster families — rules and regulations — procedure. — 1. The children's division shall establish reasonably accessible respite care facilities which may be utilized by foster parents licensed by the division. Such licensed foster parents shal…

210.551. Grievance procedure for decisions of division to be developed with cooperation of foster parents group. — The children's division shall, by January 1, 1988, develop a procedure by which foster parents may appeal adverse decisions affecting their rights made by the divisi…

210.560. Money held by others for benefit of a child, definitions, liability to the state for funds expended for child, when — money held by division for a child, accounting, deposit of funds, annual statement, disposal of funds — escheat, when. — 1. As used in this section, the …

210.564. Citation of law — foster care bill of rights. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Foster Care Bill of Rights". 2. The children's division shall provide every school-aged foster child and his or her foster parent with an age-appropriate orientation a…

210.565. Relatives of child shall be given foster home placement, when — definitions — order of preference — specific findings required, when — sibling placement — age of relative not a factor, when — federal requirements to be followed for placement of Native American children —…

210.566. Foster parents' bill of rights. — 1. (1) The children's division and its contractors, recognizing that foster parents are not clients but rather are colleagues in the child welfare team, shall treat foster parents in a manner consistent with the National Association of S…

210.568. Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certain counties — commitments, manner — vote required to establish program, ballot. — 1. In a county of the first classification with a population of at least two hundred thousand that adjoins no other counties of the fir…

210.570. Text of compact. — This interstate compact for juveniles is entered with all jurisdictions legally joining the compact in the form substantially as follows: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES ARTICLE I PURPOSE The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize …

210.580. Compact binding, when. — The compact shall become binding upon the state of Missouri upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than thirty-five of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of August 28, 2007, or upon enactment into law…

210.590. Courts and agencies to cooperate to promote purposes of compact. — All courts, departments of the state and its political subdivisions, police and law enforcement agencies and other proper officers of the state and its political subdivisions shall cooperate with the comp…

210.617. Missouri state foster care and adoption board created, duties, members, expenses, meetings — written annual report, when. — 1. There is hereby created within the department of social services the "Missouri State Foster Care and Adoption Board", which shall provide consul…

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein, in form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpose of this Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children is to: A…

210.622. Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 210.620, the children's division may enter into an agreement with a similar agency in any state adjoining Missouri that provides f…

210.625. Financial responsibility for child, how fixed. — The financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article VII thereof, in the first…

*210.630. Definitions — governor's appointment of administrator authorized. — 1. The "appropriate public authorities" as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this state, mean Division of Family Services, and said Divi…

210.635. Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction. — Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution of or in another state pursuant to Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall…

210.640. Placements from nonparty states, procedure for. — No placement made into this state from a jurisdiction not party to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be lawful unless the person or agency making the placement complies with and follows the procedu…

210.650. Contingent effective date. — The repeal and reenactment of sections 210.620, 210.622, 210.625, 210.635, and 210.640 of section A of this act*, and the repeal of sections 210.630 and 210.700 of section A of this act* shall become effective August 28, 2007, or upon legisla…