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MO Rev Stat § 210.195 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.195 - State technical assistance team, duties — regional coordinators, appointment, duties — state child fatality review panel, appointment, duties, findings and recommendations, content.

Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories   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 which shall:  (1) Develop and implement protocols for the evaluation and review of child fatalities;  (2) Provide training, expertise and assistance to county child fatality review panels for the review of child fatalities;  (3) When required and unanimously requested by the county fatality review panel, assist in the review and prosecution of specific child fatalities; and  (4) The special team may be known as the department of social services, state technical assistance team.  2. The director of the department of social services shall appoint regional coordinators to serve as resources to child fatality review panels established pursuant to section 210.192.  3. The director of the department of social services shall appoint a state child fatality review panel which shall meet at least biannually to provide oversight and make recommendations to the department of social services, state technical assistance team. The department of social services, state technical assistance team shall gather data from local child fatality review panels to identify systemic problems and shall submit findings and recommendations to the director of the department of social services, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, the children's services commission, juvenile officers, and the chairman of the local child fatality review panel, at least once a year, on ways to prevent further child abuse and injury deaths. The report shall include a summary of compliance with the provisions of sections 210.192 to 210.196 for each county or city not within a county. ­­-------- (L. 1991 H.B. 185 § 3, A.L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397)
MO Rev Stat § 210.196 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.196 - Hospitals and physicians, rules authorized for protocol and identifying suspicious deaths — child death pathologist, qualification, certification — rules, procedure — records, disclosure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   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 with the director of the department of social services, shall promulgate rules, guidelines and protocols for hospitals and physicians to use to help them to identify suspicious deaths of children under the age of eighteen years, who are eligible to receive a certificate of live birth.  2. The director of the department of health and senior services shall promulgate rules for the certification of child death pathologists and shall develop protocols for such pathologists. A certified child death pathologist shall be a board-certified forensic pathologist or a board-certified pathologist who through special training or experience is deemed qualified in the area of child fatalities by the department of health and senior services.  3. Except as provided in section 630.167, any hospital, physician, medical professional, mental health professional, or department of mental health facility shall disclose upon request all records, medical or social, of any child eligible to receive a certificate of live birth under the age of eighteen who has died to the coroner or medical examiner, children's division representative, or public health representative who is a member of the local child fatality review panel established pursuant to section 210.192 to investigate the child's death. Any legally recognized privileged communication, except that between attorney and client, shall not apply to situations involving the death of a child under the age of eighteen years, who is eligible to receive a certificate of live birth. ­­-------- (L. 1991 H.B. 185 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 210.199 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.199 - Licensure through the department of health and senior services required for receipt of certain education funds.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   210.199. Licensure through the department of health and senior services required for receipt of certain education funds. — Any applicant for a grant or contract who offers early childhood development, education or care programs and who receives funds derived from an appropriation to the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision (3) of section 313.835 shall be licensed by the department of health and senior services pursuant to sections 210.201 to 210.259 prior to opening of the facility. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any grant or contract awarded to a request for proposal issued prior to August 28, 1999. ­­-------- (L. 1999 H.B. 490 & H.B. 308 § 16, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1064 merged with H.B. 1831 merged with S.B. 869)
MO Rev Stat § 210.203 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.203 - Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   210.203. Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department. — The department of health and senior services shall maintain a record of substantiated, signed parental complaints against child care facilities licensed pursuant to this chapter, and shall make such complaints and findings available to the public upon request. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376)
MO Rev Stat § 210.215 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.215 - Access to child and care providers during normal hours — exception court orders restricting access.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   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 sections 210.201 to 210.245 and shall have access to the providers of care in such facilities during normal hours of operation or when a child of such parent or guardian is in the care of such facility or provider, unless such parent or guardian is subject to a court order restricting access to the child. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376)
MO Rev Stat § 210.231 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.231 - Department of health and senior services may delegate powers.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   210.231. Department of health and senior services may delegate powers. — The department of health and senior services 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 department of health and senior services to be competent, to investigate and inspect licensees and applicants for a license. Local inspection of child care facilities may be accomplished if the standards employed by local personnel are substantially equivalent to state standards and local personnel are available for enforcement of such standards. ­­-------- (L. 1955 p. 685 § 210.230, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 376)
MO Rev Stat § 210.241 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.241 - Judicial review.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   210.241. Judicial review. — Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the department of health and senior services 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. 685 § 210.240, A.L. 1993 H.B. 376)
MO Rev Stat § 210.251 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.251 - State and federal funds to be made available to centers to upgrade standards — at-risk children program, limitation on requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories   210.251. State and federal funds to be made available to centers to upgrade standards — at-risk children program, limitation on requirements. — 1. By January 1, 1994, financial incentives shall be provided by the department of health and senior services through the child development block grant and other public moneys for child-care facilities wishing to upgrade their standard of care and which meet quality standards.  2. The department of health and senior services shall make federal funds available to licensed or inspected child-care centers pursuant to federal law as set forth in the Child and Adult Care* Food Program, 42 U.S.C. Section 1766.  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the administration of the program for at-risk children through the Child and Adult Care* Food Program, 42 U.S.C. Section 1766, this state shall not have requirements that are stricter than federal regulations for participants in such program. Child care facilities shall not be required to be licensed child care providers to participate in such federal program so long as minimum health and safety standards are met and documented. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376, A.L. 1999 H.B. 490 & H.B. 308, A.L. 2021 H.B. 432)  *Word "Care" does not appear in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 210.254 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.254 - Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.

Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 4 histories   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 subdivision (17) of subsection 1 of section 210.211 shall upon enrollment of any child provide the parent or guardian enrolling the child two copies of a notice of parental responsibility, one copy of which shall be retained in the files of the facility after the enrolling parent acknowledges, by signature, having read and accepted the information contained therein.  2. The notice of parental responsibility shall include the following:  (1) Notification that the child-care facility is exempt as a religious organization from state licensing and therefore not inspected or supervised by the department of health and senior services other than as provided herein and that the facility has been inspected by those designated in section 210.252 and is complying with the fire, health and sanitation requirements of sections 210.252 to 210.257;  (2) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of agencies and authorities which inspect the facility for fire, health and safety and the date of the most recent inspection by each;  (3) The staff/child ratios for enrolled children under two years of age, for children ages two to four and for those five years of age and older as required by the department of health and senior services regulations in licensed facilities, the standard ratio of staff to number of children for each age level maintained in the exempt facility, and the total number of children to be enrolled by the facility;  (4) Notification that background checks have been conducted under the provisions of section 210.1080;  (5) The disciplinary philosophy and policies of the child-care facility; and  (6) The educational philosophy and policies of the child-care facility.  3. A copy of notice of parental responsibility, signed by the principal operating officer of the exempt child-care facility and the individual primarily responsible for the religious organization conducting the child-care facility and copies of the annual fire and safety inspections shall be filed annually during the month of August with the department of health and senior services. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 2 subsecs. 1, 2, 3, A.L. 1999 H.B. 490 & H.B. 308, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1350, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1414)
MO Rev Stat § 210.255 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.255 - Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure — noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   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 who has cause to believe that this section and section 210.254 are being violated may notify appropriate local law enforcement authorities.  2. If a child care facility maintained or operated under the exclusive control of a religious organization is suspected of violating any provision of sections 210.252 to 210.255, or if there is good cause to believe that the signatory made a materially false statement in the notice of parental responsibility required by sections 210.252 to 210.255, the department of health and senior services shall give twenty days' written notice to the facility concerning the nature of its suspected noncompliance. If compliance is not forthcoming within the twenty days, the department shall thereafter notify the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein the facility is located concerning the suspected noncompliance. If the prosecuting attorney refuses to act or fails to act within thirty days of receipt of notice from the department, the department of health and senior services may notify the attorney general concerning the suspected noncompliance and the attorney general may proceed under section 210.248*. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 2 subsecs. 4, 5)   *Section 210.248 does not exist.
MO Rev Stat § 210.256 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.256 - Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   210.256. Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure. — 1. Any person who violates any provision of sections 210.252 to 210.255, or who for such person or for any other person makes a materially false statement in the notice of parental responsibility required by sections 210.254 and 210.255, shall be guilty of an infraction for the first offense and shall be assessed a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars and shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for subsequent offenses. In case such guilty person is a corporation, association, institution, or society, the officers thereof who participate in such violation shall be subject to the same penalties.  2. In addition to initiating proceedings pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, or in lieu thereof, the prosecuting attorney of the county where the child-care facility is located may file suit for a preliminary and permanent order overseeing or preventing the operation of a child-care facility for violating any provision of section 210.252. The injunction shall remain in force until such time as the court determines that the child-care facility is in substantial compliance.  3. In cases of imminent bodily harm to children in the care of a child-care facility, the department of health and senior services may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the child-care facility is located for injunctive relief, which may include removing the children from the facility, overseeing the operation of the facility or closing the facility. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 3, A.L. 1999 H.B. 490 & H.B. 308)
MO Rev Stat § 210.257 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.257 - Rules, procedure to adopt.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   210.257. Rules, procedure to adopt. — No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of section 210.252 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 4, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
MO Rev Stat § 210.258 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.258 - Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children — discipline policies, explanation required for parent.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   210.258. Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children — discipline policies, explanation required for parent. — The provisions of this section and section 210.259 apply to a child care facility maintained or operated under the exclusive control of a religious organization. Nothing in sections 210.252 to 210.257 shall be construed to authorize the department of health and senior services or any other governmental entity:  (1) To interfere with the program, curriculum, ministry, teaching or instruction offered in a child care facility;  (2) To interfere with the selection, certification, minimal formal educational degree requirements, supervision or terms of employment of a facility's personnel;  (3) To interfere with the selection of individuals sitting on any governing board of a child care facility;  (4) To interfere with the selection of children enrolled in a child care facility; or  (5) To prohibit the use of corporal punishment. However, the department of health and senior services may require the child care facility to provide the parent or guardian enrolling a child in the facility a written explanation of the disciplinary philosophy and policies of the child care facility. ­­Nothing in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this section shall be interpreted to relieve a child care facility of its duties and obligations under section 210.1080, or to interfere with the department's duties and obligations under said section. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 6 subsec. 1, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1350)
MO Rev Stat § 210.259 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|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.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   210.259. Nonreligious organization's agreement for child-care facility on property of religious organization not deemed to be exclusive control by religious organization. — When a nonreligious organization, having as its principal purpose the provision of child care services, enters into an arrangement with a religious organization for the maintenance or operation of a child care facility on the property of the religious organization, the facility is not under the exclusive control of the religious organization. ­­-------- (L. 1993 H.B. 376 § 6 subsec. 2)
MO Rev Stat § 210.275 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.275 - Child care provided on elementary and secondary school property must comply with child-care licensure provisions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   210.275. Child care provided on elementary and secondary school property must comply with child-care licensure provisions. — Any program licensed by the department of health and senior services pursuant to this chapter providing child care to school-age children that is located and operated on elementary or secondary school property shall comply with the child-care licensure provisions in this chapter; except that, for safety, health and fire purposes, all buildings and premises for any such programs shall be deemed to be in compliance with the child-care licensure provisions in this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 2001 S.B. 236 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 210.278 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation|Section 210.278 - Exempt from licensure, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   210.278. Exempt from licensure, when. — Neighborhood youth development programs shall be exempt from the child care licensing provisions under this chapter so long as the program meets the following requirements:  (1) The program is affiliated and in good standing with a national congressionally chartered organization's standards under Title 36, Public Law 105-225;  (2) The program provides activities designed for recreational, educational, and character building purposes for children six to seventeen years of age;  (3) The governing body of the program adopts standards for care that at a minimum include staff ratios, staff training, health and safety standards, and mechanisms for assessing and enforcing the program's compliance with the standards;  (4) The program does not collect compensation for its services except for one-time annual membership dues not to exceed fifty dollars per year or program service fees for special activities such as field trips or sports leagues, except for current exemptions as written in section 210.211;  (5) The program informs each parent that the operation* of the program is not regulated by licensing requirements;  (6) The program provides a process to receive and resolve parental complaints; and  (7) The program conducts national criminal background checks for all employees and volunteers who work with children, as well as screening under the family care safety registry as provided in sections 210.900 to 210.936. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1946)  *Word "operations" appears in original rolls.