Missouri

210.001. Department of social services to meet needs of homeless, dependent and neglected children — only certain regional child assessment centers funded.

210.003. Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions — duties of administrator, report — notification of parents, when.

210.004. Law enforcement agencies, record of custody of child.

210.027. Direct payment recipients, child care providers — department's duties.

210.030. Blood tests of pregnant women.

210.040. Blood test results — confidential.

210.050. Reporting required.

210.060. Noncompliance a misdemeanor — penalty.

210.070. Prophylactic eye drops at birth — objection to, when.

210.080. Report of infant eye inflammation, by whom.

210.090. Health officer to furnish copy of law to midwife — secretary of state to print same.

210.100. Violation a misdemeanor.

210.102. Coordinating board for early childhood established, members, powers — fund created.

210.106. Failure to use passenger restraint system not to be basis for civil actions — evidence inadmissible.

210.108. Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act, statutes involved.

210.109. Child protection system established by children's division, duties, records, investigations or assessments and services — central registry maintained.

210.110. Definitions.

210.112. Policy of state, system principles — evaluation tool — response and evaluation team, duties…

210.113. Accreditation goal, when to be achieved.

210.114. Qualified immunity for private contractor, when — exceptions.

210.115. Reports of abuse, neglect, and under age eighteen deaths — persons required to report — sup…

210.116. Sharing of information with child welfare agencies and law enforcement, when.

210.117. Child not reunited with parents or placed in a home, when.

210.118. Court finding of abuse by preponderance of evidence, responsible party to be listed in registry — procedure.

210.119. Severe behavioral challenges, program established — eligibility — contracts for service — immunity from liability, when — rules.

210.120. Medical institution staff members, duties of.

210.121. Unaccompanied youth — definitions — access to supportive services — status documentation — immunity from liability, when.

210.122. Voluntary placement agreements, children in state custody solely in need of mental health treatment — rulemaking authority.

210.123. Temporary alternative placement agreements — definitions — purpose — requirements — rulemaking authority.

210.125. Protective custody of child, who may take, reports required — temporary protective custody defined.

210.127. Diligent search for biological parents required, when.

210.130. Oral reports, when and where made — contents of reports.

210.135. Immunity from liability, when — exception — preliminary evaluation required, when.

210.140. Privileged communication not recognized, exception.

210.143. Exempt-from-licensure residential care facilities, orders to present child, when — assessment — court procedures — violation, penalty.

210.145. Telephone hotline for reports on child abuse — division duties, protocols, law enforcement …

210.146. Evaluation by SAFE CARE provider required, when--referral to juvenile officer, when.

210.147. Confidentiality of family support team meetings, exceptions — form developed for core commitments made at meetings.

210.148. Juveniles with problem sexual behavior reports, procedure — definition — rulemaking authority.

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

210.152. Reports of abuse or neglect — division to retain or remove certain information — confidenti…

210.153. Child abuse and neglect review board, established, members, duties, records, rules.

210.154. Missouri task force on the prevention of infant abuse and neglect created, members, report.

210.155. Division to provide programs and information — division to continuously inform persons requ…

210.156. Identifying information provided to state registrar, when — state registrar to provide cert…

210.160. Guardian ad litem and counsel appointed for child, when — fees — volunteer advocates may be appointed to assist guardian — training program.

210.165. Penalty for violation.

210.166. Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure.

210.167. Report to school district on violations of compulsory school attendance law — referral by school district to prosecutor, when.

210.170. Children's trust fund board created — members, appointment — qualifications — terms — vacan…

210.171. Definitions.

210.172. Powers and duties of board.

210.173. Trust fund established — investment — disbursement, limitation, exception — exempt from transfer to general revenue.

210.180. Division employees to be trained.

210.183. Alleged perpetrator to be provided written description of investigation process.

210.187. Child abuse and neglect services and funding, task force on children's justice to make recommendations and award grant moneys.

210.188. Report to general assembly and governor, contents.

210.192. Child fatality review panel to investigate deaths — members — prosecutors and circuit attor…

210.194. Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements.

210.195. State technical assistance team, duties — regional coordinators, appointment, duties — stat…

210.196. Hospitals and physicians, rules authorized for protocol and identifying suspicious deaths —…

210.201. Definitions.

210.203. Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department.

210.211. License required — exceptions — written notice of licensure status, when — exemptions from maximum children.

210.215. Access to child and care providers during normal hours — exception court orders restricting access.

210.221. Licenses to be issued by department — duty to fix standards and make investigations — rule …

210.223. Safe sleep policy to be maintained, purpose — alternatives, written instructions required — definitions — training — rulemaking authority.

210.231. Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.

210.241. Judicial review.

210.245. Violations, penalties — prosecutor may file suit to oversee or prevent operation of day car…

210.251. State and federal funds to be made available to centers to upgrade standards — at-risk children program, limitation on requirements.

210.252. Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedure — variances to rules granted when — rules authorized.

210.254. Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file pa…

210.255. Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure — noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.

210.256. Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.

210.257. Rules, procedure to adopt.

210.258. Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, pers…

210.259. Nonreligious organization's agreement for child-care facility on property of religious orga…

210.275. Child care provided only to school-age children must comply with child-care licensure provisions.

210.278. Exempt from licensure, when.

210.305. Emergency placements, grandparent or relative placement preferred — definitions — diligent …

210.320. Regulation of detention facility — taxation of cigarettes to support, rate — discount for w…

210.481. Definitions.

210.482. Background checks for emergency placements, requirements, exceptions — cost, paid by whom.

210.484. Residential care facilities license required.

210.485. Civil liability, for-profit child-placing agency or residential care facility, when — state exemption.

210.486. License required, applicants to be investigated — provisional license, when — periods of validity.

210.487. Background checks for foster families, requirements — costs, paid by whom — rulemaking authority.

210.491. Investigation of certain facilities by the division, when — injunctive relief, when.

210.493. Background checks required, when — definitions — content — procedure — ineligibility of applicant, when — administrative review — rulemaking authority.

210.496. Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of licenses — grounds.

210.498. Access to records on the suspension or revocation of a foster home license — procedure for release of information — disclosure permitted, when.

210.501. Application for licensure, form, contents.

210.506. Rules, procedure — promulgation, persons to be consulted.

210.511. Division to assist applicants in meeting license requirements and establishing certain programs, how.

210.516. Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation.

210.518. Departments' duties, classification of services to children — interagency meetings for coordination of services.

210.521. Assistance for division in licensure of foster homes.

210.526. Grievance procedure for decisions of division, requirements — judicial review authorized.

210.531. Violations or false statements, penalty.

210.535. Foster care and adoption assistance under federal Social Security Act, amendments to plan and waivers to be submitted.

210.536. Cost of foster care, how paid — failure of parent to pay required amount, court orders against assets, collection procedure.

210.537. County foster parent associations may be established, duties of division.

210.539. State health insurance, foster parents may purchase, when.

210.542. Training and standards for foster parents to be provided, when — evaluation of foster parents.

210.543. Specialized foster parents, training, fiscal incentives.

210.545. Respite care facilities for foster families — rules and regulations — procedure.

210.551. Grievance procedure for decisions of division to be developed with cooperation of foster parents group.

210.560. Money held by others for benefit of a child, definitions, liability to the state for funds …

210.564. Citation of law — foster care bill of rights.

210.565. Relatives of child shall be given foster home placement, when — definitions — order of pref…

210.566. Foster parents' bill of rights.

210.568. Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certain counties — commitments, manner — vote required to establish program, ballot.

210.570. Text of compact.

210.580. Compact binding, when.

210.590. Courts and agencies to cooperate to promote purposes of compact.

210.617. Missouri state foster care and adoption board created, duties, members, expenses, meetings — written annual report, when.

*210.620.

210.622. Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.

*210.622.

210.625. Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.

*210.625.

*210.630.

210.635. Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.

*210.635.

210.640. Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.

*210.640.

210.650. Contingent effective date.

210.652. Electronic exchanging of data and documents.

210.660. Definitions — As used in sections 210.660 to 210.680 , the following terms shall mean: (1) …

210.665. Designated caregiver, court and parties to defer to reasonable decisions of — onsite caregi…

210.670. Case plans, foster children fourteen and over to be consulted — copy of rights provided to …

210.675. Permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement, prohibited for foster chil…

210.680. Rulemaking authority.

*210.700.

210.710. Child committed to care of authorized agency — written report of status required for court …

210.720. Court-ordered custody — written report of status required for court review, when — permanency hearing when, purpose.

210.730. Court to have continuing jurisdiction for certain proceedings — duties to review children under continued foster care, when — goals.

210.760. Placement in foster care — division's duties — removal of children from school, restrictions.

210.761. Right to testify at foster care hearings, qualifications, limitation.

210.762. Family support team meetings to be held, when — who may attend — form to be used.

210.764. Certain case records available for review by parents or guardians.

210.790. Foster parent standing for court proceedings.

210.795. Report of missing children, procedure — protocols — annual audit, when.

210.817. Definitions.

210.818. Relationship not dependent on marriage.

210.819. Parent and child relationship, how established.

210.822. Presumption of paternity — rebuttal of presumption, standard of proof.

210.823. Acknowledgment of paternity is considered a legal finding of paternity — rescinding the acknowledgment.

210.824. Artificial insemination, consent required, duties of physician, effect of physician's failu…

210.826. Determination of father and child relationship, who may bring action, when action may be brought.

210.828. Statute of limitations, exception — notification form required, when.

210.829. Jurisdiction, venue, severance — effect of failure to join action for necessaries.

210.830. Parties — guardian ad litem, when appointed.

210.832. Pretrial proceedings, informal hearing before master — testimony of party may be compelled,…

210.834. Blood tests — expert defined.

210.836. Evidence relating to paternity.

210.838. Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept.

210.839. Civil action, procedure — admissibility of evidence, parties — default judgment may be entered, when.

210.841. Judgment or order, contents — amount of support, presumption.

210.842. Costs.

210.843. Enforcement of judgment or order — payments to be made to circuit clerk or family support payment center — failure to comply, civil contempt.

210.844. Applicability of certain statutes.

210.845. Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden.

210.846. Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when.

210.847. Grandparents liable for support payments for grandchildren, when — amount of support, relevant factors.

210.848. Action to declare mother and child relationship.

210.849. Birth records.

210.850. Uniformity of application and construction.

210.851. Citation of law.

210.852. Application to actions commenced prior to effective date.

210.853. Parenting plan in paternity actions.

210.854. Paternity and support, setting aside of judgment, criteria — division to track cases.

210.860. Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.

210.861. Board of directors, term, expenses, organization — powers — funds, expenditure, purpose, restrictions.

210.865. Information system, tracking of children by court and by certain state departments — information to be confidential, when.

210.870. Juvenile information governance commission created, members, duties, meetings, annual report.

210.875. Children's services commission study, purpose.

210.877. Courts and agencies to provide information.

210.900. Definitions.

210.903. Family care safety registry and access line established, contents.

210.906. Registration form, contents — violation, penalty — fees — voluntary registration permitted, when.

210.909. Department duties — information included in registry, when — registrant notification.

210.912. Right to appeal, procedure.

210.915. Departmental collaboration on registry information — rulemaking authority.

210.918. Toll-free telephone service maintained for access to information.

210.921. Release of registry information, when — limitations of disclosure — immunity from liability, when.

210.922. Use of registry information by certain departments, when.

210.924. Rulemaking authority.

210.927. Annual report, when, contents.

210.933. Registration qualifies as compliance with other background check requirements, elder-care workers, when.

210.936. Registry information deemed public record.

210.950. Safe place for newborns act — definitions — procedure — immunity from liability — fund created, use of moneys — rulemaking authority.

210.1007. List of children's products to be furnished to all child-care facilities by department — d…

210.1012. Amber alert system created — department to develop system regions — false report, penalty.

210.1014. Amber alert system oversight committee created, duties, members, compensation — rulemaking authority — Hailey's Law, integration into MULES — report.

210.1030. Task force created, members, duties — termination date.

210.1050. Full school day defined — foster child entitled to full school day of education — commissioner of education to be ombudsman.

210.1080. Background checks required — definitions — procedure — ineligible for employment, when — exemption, when — emergency rules — inapplicability, when.

210.1200. Task force created, purpose, members, officers, duties — reports to general assembly.

210.1210. Policy recommendations.

210.1225. Physical custody of child in division custody taken after hospitalization — reimbursement of hospital, when — emergency psychiatric treatment.

210.1250. Citation of law.

210.1253. Definitions.

210.1256. Department of social services to be notification agency — access to children by parents and guardians — adequate care requirements.

210.1259. Director of facility to provide notice — facility registration — inapplicability.

210.1262. Notification, filing, contents.

210.1263. Background checks required, when.

210.1264. Census and demographic information of children at facility and list of facility staff, when.

210.1265. Fire, safety, health, and sanitation inspections, facility to comply.

210.1268. Operation without proper notification, court injunction, when.

210.1271. Injunctive relief, when — cease operation orders, hearing — emergency temporary custody, when.

210.1274. Religious curriculum, program, or ministry — content not to be regulated by state.

210.1280. Facility compliance list to be maintained, contents.

210.1283. Failure to complete a background check, penalty.

210.1286. Rulemaking authority.

210.1360. Minors receiving child care, confidentiality of certain information, exceptions.

210.1500. Suspected victims of sex trafficking, law enforcement duties — division duties — procedure.

210.1505. Statewide council on sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children created — members, duties, report — expiration date.