Title XII, PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

210.1259. Director of facility to provide notice — facility registration — inapplicability. — 1. The director of any residential care facility shall provide the required notification in accordance with sections 210.1250 to 210.1286 before such operator shall accept any children. …

210.1262. Notification, filing, contents. — The notification shall be filed by the director or his or her designee of the residential care facility to the department on forms provided by the department and shall contain the following information: (1) Name, street address, mailing…

210.1263. Background checks required, when. — Officers, managers, contractors, volunteers with access to children, employees, and other support staff of residential care facilities subject to the notification requirements under sections 210.1250 to 210.1286; any person eighteen y…

210.1264. Census and demographic information of children at facility and list of facility staff, when. — Upon request by the department or a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of his or her employment, any license-exempt residential care facility subject to the notif…

210.1265. Fire, safety, health, and sanitation inspections, facility to comply. — The residential care facility shall comply with all fire, safety, health, and sanitation inspections as may be required by state law or local ordinance. ­­-------- (L. 2021 H.B. 557 & 560) Effective…

210.1268. Operation without proper notification, court injunction, when. — When the department is advised or has reason to believe that any residential care facility is operating without proper notification in accordance with sections 210.1250 to 210.1286, it shall give the direc…

210.127. Diligent search for biological parents required, when. — 1. (1) If the location or identity of the biological parent or parents of a child in the custody of the division is unknown, the children's division shall conduct an active, thorough, and timely diligent search for…

210.1271. Injunctive relief, when — cease operation orders, hearing — emergency temporary custody, when. — 1. Notwithstanding any other remedy, the department, the prosecuting or circuit attorney of the county where the facility is located, or the attorney general may seek injunc…

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…

210.150. Confidentiality of reports and records, exceptions — violations, penalty. — 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 …

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 against adult trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of children created — members — executive director — fund created, use of moneys — committee established, members, duties — expiration date. — 1. There is hereby created the "Statewide Co…

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…

210.1700. Residential camps, background checks for staff and volunteers — in eligible for employment or service, when. — 1. As used in this section, "residential camp" means a program operated by a person or organization that includes the hours between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. for…

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 …

210.191. Animal abuse and neglect training required — training materials — expiration date. — 1. No later than December 31, 2027, all children's division employees and contractors for children's services who have direct contact with children through the state's child protection a…

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…