Missouri Code — 210
Browse 214 sections in division 210 of the Missouri code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 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.
- § 210.106. 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 — children's services providers and agencies, contracting with, requirements, payments — rulemaking authority — immunity from liability in contracts are void.
- § 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 — 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.
- § 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 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.
- § 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 — 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.
- § 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 required to report and public as to toll-free telephones available for abuse reports.
- § 210.156. Identifying information provided to state registrar, when — state registrar to provide certain records to division — confidentiality of information — rulemaking authority.
- § 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 — vacancies — removal procedure — staff — expenses — office of administration, duties.
- § 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.
- § 210.191. Animal abuse and neglect training required — training materials — expiration date.
- § 210.192. Child fatality review panel to investigate deaths — members — prosecutors and circuit attorneys to organize — report on investigations — immunity from civil liability.
- § 210.194. Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements.
- § 210.195. State technical assistance team, duties — regional coordinators, appointment, duties — state child fatality review panel, appointment, duties, findings and recommendations, content.
- § 210.196. Hospitals and physicians, rules authorized for protocol and identifying suspicious deaths — child death pathologist, qualification, certification — rules, procedure — records, disclosure.
- § 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 variance granted when, procedure — sanctioning of licenses, when — denial of application, when — rules.
- § 210.223. Safe sleep policy to be maintained, purpose — alternatives, written instructions required — definitions — training — rulemaking authority.
- § 210.225. Elijah's law — allergy prevention and response policy, contents — model policy.
- § 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 care center — attorney general may seek injunction, when — unlicensed facilities, civil penalty — fund established, use of moneys.
- § 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 parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
- § 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, personnel or selection of children — discipline policies, explanation required for parent.
- § 210.259. Nonreligious organization's agreement for child-care facility on property of religious organization not deemed to be exclusive control by religious organization.
- § 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 efforts search, when — court filing, contents — notice requirements.
- § 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).
- § 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 expended for child, when — money held by division for a child, accounting, deposit of funds, annual statement, disposal of funds — escheat, when.
- § 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 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 or counsel to ascertain child's wishes, when.
- § 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.
- § 210.622. Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.
- § 210.625. Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.
- § 210.635. Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.
- § 210.640. Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.
- § 210.650. Contingent effective date.
- § 210.652. Electronic exchanging of data and documents.
- § 210.660. Definitions
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 210.675. Permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement, prohibited for foster children under sixteen — findings required at hearing for such plan.
- § 210.680. Rulemaking authority.
- § 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.
- § 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 failure to comply with law — inspection of records permitted, when.
- § 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, when — physician testimony not privileged, when — bond required when, amount — temporary support order issued, when.
- § 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 — disposal of unsafe products — inspections by department — rulemaking authority.
- § 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 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.
- § 210.1700. Residential camps, background checks for staff and volunteers — in eligible for employment or service, when.