Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

210.1274. Religious curriculum, program, or ministry — content not to be regulated by state. — Nothing in the statutes of Missouri shall give any governmental agency jurisdiction or authority to regulate or attempt to regulate, control, or influence the form, manner, or content o…

210.1280. Facility compliance list to be maintained, contents. — The department shall maintain a list of all residential care facilities in compliance with sections 210.1250 to 210.1286, and the list shall be provided upon request. The list shall also include information regardin…

210.1283. Failure to complete a background check, penalty. — A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if such person subject to background check requirements knowingly fails to complete a background check, as described under sections 210.493 and 210.1263. ­­-------- (L. 2021 H…

210.1286. Rulemaking authority. — The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of sections 210.1250 to 210.1286. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in t…

210.130. Oral reports, when and where made — contents of reports. — 1. Oral reports of abuse or neglect shall be made to the division by telephone or otherwise. 2. Such reports shall include the following information: The names and addresses of the child and his parents or other …

210.135. Immunity from liability, when — exception — preliminary evaluation required, when. — 1. Any person, official, or institution complying with the provisions of sections 210.110 to 210.165 in the making of a report, the taking of color photographs, or the making of radiolog…

210.1360. Minors receiving child care, confidentiality of certain information, exceptions. — 1. Any personally identifiable information regarding any child under eighteen years of age receiving child care from any provider or applying for or receiving any services through a state…

210.140. Privileged communication not recognized, exception. — Any legally recognized privileged communication, except that between attorney and client or involving communications made to a minister or clergyperson, shall not apply to situations involving known or suspected child…

210.143. Exempt-from-licensure residential care facilities, orders to present child, when — assessment — court procedures — violation, penalty. — 1. The children's division; law enforcement, including the state technical assistance team; or the prosecuting or circuit attorney may…

210.145. Telephone hotline for reports on child abuse — division duties, protocols, law enforcement contacted immediately, investigation conducted, when, exception — chief investigator named — family support team meetings, who may attend — reporter's right to receive information …

210.146. Evaluation by SAFE CARE provider required, when--referral to juvenile officer, when. — 1. Upon receipt of a report of child abuse or neglect concerning a child three years of age or younger and the children's division's determination that such report merits an investigat…

210.147. Confidentiality of family support team meetings, exceptions — form developed for core commitments made at meetings. — 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, all information provided at any family support team meeting held in relation to the removal of a child from the c…

210.148. Juveniles with problem sexual behavior reports, procedure — definition — rulemaking authority. — 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section 210.145 to the contrary, upon the receipt of a report under section 210.145 where the subject of the report is a juvenile with pro…

376.290. Deposit and transfer of securities. — 1. The children's division shall ensure the confidentiality of all reports and records made pursuant to sections 210.109 to 210.183 and maintained by the division, its local offices, the central registry, and other appropriate person…

210.1500. Suspected victims of sex trafficking, law enforcement duties — division duties — procedure. — 1. When a child is located by a police officer or law enforcement official and there is reasonable cause to suspect the child may be a victim of sex trafficking or severe forms…

210.1505. Statewide council on sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children created — members, duties, report — expiration date. — 1. There is hereby created the "Statewide Council on Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children" to consist of the following members:…

210.152. Reports of abuse or neglect — division to retain or remove certain information — confidential, released only to authorized persons — report removal, when — notice of agency's determination to retain or remove, sent when — case reopened, when — administrative review of de…

210.153. Child abuse and neglect review board, established, members, duties, records, rules. — 1. There is hereby created in the department of social services the "Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board", which shall provide an independent review of child abuse and neglect determin…

210.154. Missouri task force on the prevention of infant abuse and neglect created, members, report. — 1. There is hereby created within the department of social services the "Missouri Task Force on the Prevention of Infant Abuse and Neglect" to study and make recommendations to …

210.155. Division to provide programs and information — division to continuously inform persons required to report and public as to toll-free telephones available for abuse reports. — 1. The division shall, on a continuing basis, undertake and maintain programs to inform all pers…

210.156. Identifying information provided to state registrar, when — state registrar to provide certain records to division — confidentiality of information — rulemaking authority. — 1. The children's division shall make available to the state registrar of vital statistics the id…

210.160. Guardian ad litem and counsel appointed for child, when — fees — volunteer advocates may be appointed to assist guardian — training program. — 1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 3 of this section, in every case involving an abused or neglected child which results…

210.165. Penalty for violation. — 1. Any person violating any provision of sections 210.110 to 210.165 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Any person who intentionally files a false report of child abuse or neglect shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 3. Every person who …

210.166. Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure. — The children's division, any juvenile officer, any physician licensed under chapter 334, any hospital or other health care institution, and any other person or institution authorized by state or federal law to…

210.167. Report to school district on violations of compulsory school attendance law — referral by school district to prosecutor, when. — If an investigation conducted by the children's division under section 210.145 reveals that the only basis for action involves a question of a…

210.170. Children's trust fund board created — members, appointment — qualifications — terms — vacancies — removal procedure — staff — expenses — office of administration, duties. — 1. There is hereby created within the office of administration of the state of Missouri the "Child…

210.171. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.170 to 210.173 and section 143.1000, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Board", the children's trust fund board created in section 210.170; (2) "Prevention program", any community-based educational or service program designed to p…

210.172. Powers and duties of board. — The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To meet not less than twice annually at the call of the chairperson to conduct its official business; (2) To require that at least eight of the board members authorize the disbursemen…

210.173. Trust fund established — investment — disbursement, limitation, exception — exempt from transfer to general revenue. — 1. There is established in the state treasury a special trust fund, to be known as the "Children's Trust Fund". The state treasurer shall credit to and …

210.180. Division employees to be trained. — Each employee of the division who is responsible for the investigation or family assessment of reports of suspected child abuse or neglect shall receive not less than forty hours of preservice training on the identification and treatme…

210.183. Alleged perpetrator to be provided written description of investigation process. — 1. At the time of the initial investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect, the division employee conducting the investigation shall provide the alleged perpetrator with a written d…

210.187. Child abuse and neglect services and funding, task force on children's justice to make recommendations and award grant moneys. — 1. The task force on children's justice established by the children's division within the department of social services to recommend improveme…

210.188. Report to general assembly and governor, contents. — Beginning February 1, 2006, and each February first thereafter, the department of social services shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly that includes the following information for the previous …

210.192. Child fatality review panel to investigate deaths — members — prosecutors and circuit attorneys to organize — report on investigations — immunity from civil liability. — 1. The prosecuting attorney or the circuit attorney shall impanel a child fatality review panel for t…

210.194. Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements. — 1. The director of the department of social services, in consultation with the director of the department of health and senior services, shall promulgate rules, guidelines and protocols for child fatality …

210.195. State technical assistance team, duties — regional coordinators, appointment, duties — state child fatality review panel, appointment, duties, findings and recommendations, content. — 1. The director of the department of social services shall establish a special team whi…

210.196. Hospitals and physicians, rules authorized for protocol and identifying suspicious deaths — child death pathologist, qualification, certification — rules, procedure — records, disclosure. — 1. The director of the department of health and senior services, in consultation …

210.201. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.201 to 210.257, the following terms mean: (1) "Child", an individual who is under the age of seventeen; (2) "Child care", care of a child away from his or her home for any part of the twenty-four-hour day for compensation or otherwi…

210.203. Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department. — The department of elementary and secondary education shall maintain a record of substantiated, signed parental complaints against child care facilities licensed pursuant to this chapter, a…

210.211. License required — exceptions — written notice of licensure status, when — exemptions from maximum children. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or operate a child care facility for children, or to advertise or hold himself or herself out as b…

210.215. Access to child and care providers during normal hours — exception court orders restricting access. — Any parent or guardian of a child shall have access to the child care facility in which his child is enrolled and which is licensed pursuant to the provisions of section…

210.221. Licenses to be issued by department — duty to fix standards and make investigations — rule variance granted when, procedure — sanctioning of licenses, when — denial of application, when — rules. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall have the fol…

210.223. Safe sleep policy to be maintained, purpose — alternatives, written instructions required — definitions — training — rulemaking authority. — 1. All licensed child care facilities that provide care for children less than one year of age shall implement and maintain a writ…

210.231. Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers. — The department of elementary and secondary education may designate to act for it, with full authority of law, any instrumentality of any political subdivision of the state of Missouri deemed by the d…

210.241. Judicial review. — Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the department of elementary and secondary education made in the administration of sections 210.201 to 210.245 shall be entitled to judicial review thereof as provided in chapter 536. ­­-------- (L. 1955 p. 6…

210.245. Violations, penalties — prosecutor may file suit to oversee or prevent operation of day care center — attorney general may seek injunction, when — unlicensed facilities, civil penalty — fund established, use of moneys. — 1. Any person who violates any provision of sectio…

210.251. State and federal funds to be made available to centers to upgrade standards — at-risk children program, limitation on requirements. — 1. Financial incentives shall be provided by the department of elementary and secondary education through the child development block gr…

210.252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedure — variances to rules granted when — rules authorized. — 1. All buildings and premises used by a child-care facility to care for more than six children except those exempted from the licensing provisions of the de…

210.254. Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually. — 1. Child-care facilities operated by religious organizations pursuant to the exempt status recognized in su…

210.255. Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure — noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general. — 1. A parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a child care facility established, maintained or operated by a religious organization…