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Section
210.001
Department of social services to meet needs of homeless, dependent and neglected children — only certain regional child assessment centers funded.
Section
210.003
Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions — duties of administrator, report — notification of parents, when.
Section
210.004
Law enforcement agencies, record of custody of child.
Section
210.027
Direct payment recipients, child care providers — department's duties.
Section
210.030
Blood tests of pregnant women.
Section
210.040
Blood test results — confidential.
Section
210.050
Reporting required.
Section
210.060
Noncompliance a misdemeanor — penalty.
Section
210.070
Prophylactic eye drops at birth — objection to, when.
Section
210.080
Report of infant eye inflammation, by whom.
Section
210.090
Health officer to furnish copy of law to midwife — secretary of state to print same.
Section
210.100
Violation a misdemeanor.
Section
210.102
Coordinating board for early childhood established, members, powers — fund created.
Section
210.106
Failure to use passenger restraint system not to be basis for civil actions — evidence inadmissible.
Section
210.108
Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act, statutes involved.
Section
210.109
Child protection system established by children's division, duties, records, investigations or assessments and services — central registry maintained.
Section
210.110
Definitions.
Section
210.112
Policy of state, system principles — evaluation tool — response and evaluation team, duties — children's services providers and agencies, contracting with, requirements, payments — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.113
Accreditation goal, when to be achieved.
Section
210.114
Qualified immunity for private contractor, when — exceptions.
Section
210.115
Reports of abuse, neglect, and under age eighteen deaths — persons required to report — supervisors and administrators not to impede reporting — deaths required to be reported to the division or child fatality review panel, when — report made to another state, when — unaccompanied or homeless youth.
Section
210.116
Sharing of information with child welfare agencies and law enforcement, when.
Section
210.117
Child not reunited with parents or placed in a home, when.
Section
210.118
Court finding of abuse by preponderance of evidence, responsible party to be listed in registry — procedure.
Section
210.120
Medical institution staff members, duties of.
Section
210.121
Unaccompanied youth — definitions — access to supportive services — status documentation — immunity from liability, when.
Section
210.122
Voluntary placement agreements, children in state custody solely in need of mental health treatment — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.123
Temporary alternative placement agreements — definitions — purpose — requirements — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.125
Protective custody of child, who may take, reports required — temporary protective custody defined.
Section
210.127
Diligent search for biological parents required, when.
Section
210.130
Oral reports, when and where made — contents of reports.
Section
210.135
Immunity from liability, when — exception — preliminary evaluation required, when.
Section
210.140
Privileged communication not recognized, exception.
Section
210.143
Exempt-from-licensure residential care facilities, orders to present child, when — assessment — court procedures — violation, penalty.
Section
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 — admissibility of reports in custody cases.
Section
210.146
Evaluation by SAFE CARE provider required, when--referral to juvenile officer, when.
Section
210.147
Confidentiality of family support team meetings, exceptions — form developed for core commitments made at meetings.
Section
210.148
Juveniles with problem sexual behavior reports, procedure — definition — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.150
Confidentiality of reports and records, exceptions — violations, penalty.
Section
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 determination — de novo judicial review.
Section
210.153
Child abuse and neglect review board, established, members, duties, records, rules.
Section
210.154
Missouri task force on the prevention of infant abuse and neglect created, members, report.
Section
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.
Section
210.156
Identifying information provided to state registrar, when — state registrar to provide certain records to division — confidentiality of information — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.160
Guardian ad litem, how appointed — when — fee — volunteer advocates may be appointed to assist guardian — training program.
Section
210.165
Penalty for violation.
Section
210.166
Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure.
Section
210.167
Report to school district on violations of compulsory school attendance law — referral by school district to prosecutor, when.
Section
210.170
Children's trust fund board created — members, appointment — qualifications — terms — vacancies — removal procedure — staff — expenses — office of administration, duties.
Section
210.171
Definitions.
Section
210.172
Powers and duties of board.
Section
210.173
Trust fund established — investment — disbursement, limitation, exception — exempt from transfer to general revenue.
Section
210.180
Division employees to be trained.
Section
210.183
Alleged perpetrator to be provided written description of investigation process.
Section
210.187
Child abuse and neglect services and funding, task force on children's justice to make recommendations and award grant moneys.
Section
210.188
Report to general assembly and governor, contents.
Section
210.192
Child fatality review panel to investigate deaths — members — prosecutors and circuit attorneys to organize — report on investigations — immunity from civil liability.
Section
210.194
Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements.
Section
210.195
State technical assistance team, duties — regional coordinators, appointment, duties — state child fatality review panel, appointment, duties, findings and recommendations, content.
Section
210.196
Hospitals and physicians, rules authorized for protocol and identifying suspicious deaths — child death pathologist, qualification, certification — rules, procedure — records, disclosure.
Section
210.199
Licensure through the department of health and senior services required for receipt of certain education funds.
Section
210.201
Definitions.
Section
210.203
Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department.
Section
210.211
License required — exceptions — written notice of licensure status, when.
Section
210.215
Access to child and care providers during normal hours — exception court orders restricting access.
Section
210.221
Licenses to be issued by department of health and senior services — duty to fix standards and make investigations — rule variance granted when, procedure — sanctioning of licenses, when — denial of application, when.
Section
210.223
Safe sleep policy to be maintained, purpose — alternatives, written instructions required — definitions — training — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.231
Department of health and senior services may delegate powers.
Section
210.241
Judicial review.
Section
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.
Section
210.251
State and federal funds to be made available to centers to upgrade standards — at-risk children program, limitation on requirements.
Section
210.252
Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedure — variances to rules granted when — rules authorized.
Section
210.254
Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
Section
210.255
Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure — noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
Section
210.256
Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.
Section
210.257
Rules, procedure to adopt.
Section
210.258
Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children — discipline policies, explanation required for parent.
Section
210.259
Nonreligious organization's agreement for child-care facility on property of religious organization not deemed to be exclusive control by religious organization.
Section
210.275
Child care provided on elementary and secondary school property must comply with child-care licensure provisions.
Section
210.278
Exempt from licensure, when.
Section
210.305
Grandparent placement preferred in emergency placements — definitions — diligent efforts required, when.
Section
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 property, when, procedure — rules, procedure — violation of a misdemeanor — budget (certain first class counties).
Section
210.481
Definitions.
Section
210.482
Background checks for emergency placements, requirements, exceptions — cost, paid by whom.
Section
210.484
Residential care facilities license required.
Section
210.485
Civil liability, for-profit child-placing agency or residential care facility, when — state exemption.
Section
210.486
License required, applicants to be investigated — provisional license, when — periods of validity.
Section
210.487
Background checks for foster families, requirements — costs, paid by whom — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.491
Investigation of certain facilities by the division, when — injunctive relief, when.
Section
210.493
Background checks required, when, content — procedure — ineligibility of applicant, when — administrative review — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.496
Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of licenses — grounds.
Section
210.498
Access to records on the suspension or revocation of a foster home license — procedure for release of information — disclosure permitted, when.
Section
210.501
Application for licensure, form, contents.
Section
210.506
Rules, procedure — promulgation, persons to be consulted.
Section
210.511
Division to assist applicants in meeting license requirements and establishing certain programs, how.
Section
210.516
Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation.
Section
210.518
Departments' duties, classification of services to children — interagency meetings for coordination of services.
Section
210.521
Assistance for division in licensure of foster homes.
Section
210.526
Grievance procedure for decisions of division, requirements — judicial review authorized.
Section
210.531
Violations or false statements, penalty.
Section
210.535
Foster care and adoption assistance under federal Social Security Act, amendments to plan and waivers to be submitted.
Section
210.536
Cost of foster care, how paid — failure of parent to pay required amount, court orders against assets, collection procedure.
Section
210.537
County foster parent associations may be established, duties of division.
Section
210.539
State health insurance, foster parents may purchase, when.
Section
210.542
Training and standards for foster parents to be provided, when — evaluation of foster parents.
Section
210.543
Specialized foster parents, training, fiscal incentives.
Section
210.545
Respite care facilities for foster families — rules and regulations — procedure.
Section
210.551
Grievance procedure for decisions of division to be developed with cooperation of foster parents group.
Section
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.
Section
210.564
Citation of law — foster care bill of rights.
Section
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 — waiver of certain standards, when — GAL to ascertain child's wishes, when.
Section
210.566
Foster parents' bill of rights.
Section
210.568
Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certain counties — commitments, manner — vote required to establish program, ballot.
Section
210.570
Text of compact.
Section
210.580
Compact binding, when.
Section
210.590
Courts and agencies to cooperate to promote purposes of compact.
Section
210.617
Missouri state foster care and adoption board created, duties, members, expenses, meetings — written annual report, when.
Section
210.620
Compact enacted, text of compact.
Section
210.620
Compact enacted, text of compact.
Section
210.622
Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.
Section
210.622
Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.
Section
210.625
Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.
Section
210.625
Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.
Section
210.630
Definitions — governor's appointment of administrator authorized.
Section
210.635
Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.
Section
210.635
Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.
Section
210.640
Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.
Section
210.640
Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.
Section
210.650
Contingent effective date.
Section
210.652
Electronic exchanging of data and documents.
Section
210.660
Definitions
Section
210.665
Designated caregiver, court and parties to defer to reasonable decisions of — onsite caregiver to be designated by division — training — immunity from liability, when.
Section
210.670
Case plans, foster children fourteen and over to be consulted — copy of rights provided to foster child — documents provided to child upon leaving foster care.
Section
210.675
Permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement, prohibited for foster children under sixteen — findings required at hearing for such plan.
Section
210.680
Rulemaking authority.
Section
210.700
Definitions
Section
210.710
Child committed to care of authorized agency — written report of status required for court review, when — dispositional hearing, when, purpose — child not returned home, when.
Section
210.720
Court-ordered custody — written report of status required for court review, when — permanency hearing when, purpose.
Section
210.730
Court to have continuing jurisdiction for certain proceedings — duties to review children under continued foster care, when — goals.
Section
210.760
Placement in foster care — division's duties — removal of children from school, restrictions.
Section
210.761
Right to testify at foster care hearings, qualifications, limitation.
Section
210.762
Family support team meetings to be held, when — who may attend — form to be used.
Section
210.764
Certain case records available for review by parents or guardians.
Section
210.790
Foster parent standing for court proceedings.
Section
210.817
Definitions.
Section
210.818
Relationship not dependent on marriage.
Section
210.819
Parent and child relationship, how established.
Section
210.822
Presumption of paternity — rebuttal of presumption, standard of proof.
Section
210.823
Acknowledgment of paternity is considered a legal finding of paternity — rescinding the acknowledgment.
Section
210.824
Artificial insemination, consent required, duties of physician, effect of physician's failure to comply with law — inspection of records permitted, when.
Section
210.826
Determination of father and child relationship, who may bring action, when action may be brought.
Section
210.828
Statute of limitations, exception — notification form required, when.
Section
210.829
Jurisdiction, venue, severance — effect of failure to join action for necessaries.
Section
210.830
Parties — guardian ad litem, when appointed.
Section
210.832
Pretrial proceedings, informal hearing before master — testimony of party may be compelled, when — physician testimony not privileged, when — bond required when, amount — temporary support order issued, when.
Section
210.834
Blood tests — expert defined.
Section
210.836
Evidence relating to paternity.
Section
210.838
Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept.
Section
210.839
Civil action, procedure — admissibility of evidence, parties — default judgment may be entered, when.
Section
210.841
Judgment or order, contents — amount of support, presumption.
Section
210.842
Costs.
Section
210.843
Enforcement of judgment or order — payments to be made to circuit clerk or family support payment center — failure to comply, civil contempt.
Section
210.844
Applicability of certain statutes.
Section
210.845
Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden.
Section
210.846
Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when.
Section
210.847
Grandparents liable for support payments for grandchildren, when — amount of support, relevant factors.
Section
210.848
Action to declare mother and child relationship.
Section
210.849
Birth records.
Section
210.850
Uniformity of application and construction.
Section
210.851
Citation of law.
Section
210.852
Application to actions commenced prior to effective date.
Section
210.853
Parenting plan in paternity actions.
Section
210.854
Paternity and support, setting aside of judgment, criteria — division to track cases.
Section
210.860
Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.
Section
210.861
Board of directors, term, expenses, organization — powers — funds, expenditure, purpose, restrictions.
Section
210.865
Information system, tracking of children by court and by certain state departments — information to be confidential, when.
Section
210.870
Juvenile information governance commission created, members, duties, meetings, annual report.
Section
210.875
Children's services commission study, purpose.
Section
210.877
Courts and agencies to provide information.
Section
210.900
Definitions.
Section
210.903
Family care safety registry and access line established, contents.
Section
210.906
Registration form, contents — violation, penalty — fees — voluntary registration permitted, when.
Section
210.909
Department duties — information included in registry, when — registrant notification.
Section
210.912
Right to appeal, procedure.
Section
210.915
Departmental collaboration on registry information — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.918
Toll-free telephone service maintained for access to information.
Section
210.921
Release of registry information, when — limitations of disclosure — immunity from liability, when.
Section
210.922
Use of registry information by certain departments, when.
Section
210.924
Rulemaking authority.
Section
210.927
Annual report, when, contents.
Section
210.933
Registration qualifies as compliance with other background check requirements, elder-care workers, when.
Section
210.936
Registry information deemed public record.
Section
210.950
Safe place for newborns act — definitions — procedure — immunity from liability — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.1007
List of children's products to be furnished to all child-care facilities by department — disposal of unsafe products — inspections by department — rulemaking authority.
Section
210.1012
Amber alert system created — department to develop system regions — false report, penalty.
Section
210.1014
Amber alert system oversight committee created, duties, members, compensation — rulemaking authority — Hailey's Law, integration into MULES — report.
Section
210.1030
Task force created, members, duties — termination date.
Section
210.1050
Full school day defined — foster child entitled to full school day of education — commissioner of education to be ombudsman.
Section
210.1080
Background checks required — definitions — procedure — ineligible for employment, when — exemption, when — emergency rules — inapplicability, when.
Section
210.1200
Task force created, purpose, members, officers, duties — reports to general assembly.
Section
210.1210
Policy recommendations.
Section
210.1225
Physical custody of child in division custody taken after hospitalization — reimbursement of hospital, when — emergency psychiatric treatment.
Section
210.1250
Citation of law.
Section
210.1253
Definitions.
Section
210.1256
Department of social services to be notification agency — access to children by parents and guardians — adequate care requirements.
Section
210.1259
Director of facility to provide notice — facility registration — inapplicability.
Section
210.1262
Notification, filing, contents.
Section
210.1263
Background checks required, when.
Section
210.1264
Census and demographic information of children at facility and list of facility staff, when.
Section
210.1265
Fire, safety, health, and sanitation inspections, facility to comply.
Section
210.1268
Operation without proper notification, court injunction, when.
Section
210.1271
Injunctive relief, when — cease operation orders, hearing — emergency temporary custody, when.
Section
210.1274
Religious curriculum, program, or ministry — content not to be regulated by state.
Section
210.1280
Facility compliance list to be maintained, contents.
Section
210.1283
Failure to complete a background check, penalty.
Section
210.1286
Rulemaking authority.