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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.060 - Noncompliance a misdemeanor — penalty.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
210.060. Noncompliance a misdemeanor — penalty. —
Any licensed physician, midwife, registered nurse and all persons who may undertake, in a professional way, the obstetrical and gynecological care of pregnant women in the state of Missouri, who shall publish in any manner not required by law the result of said blood tests, or who, if a blood test is made, fails to follow the provisions of sections 210.030 to 210.060 or who misrepresents the facts required to be reported in said sections, shall, on conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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(L. 1941 p. 367 § 4, A.L. 1993 H.B. 522)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.070 - Prophylactic eye drops at birth — objection to, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
210.070. Prophylactic eye drops at birth — objection to, when. —
1. A physician, midwife, or nurse who shall be in attendance upon a newborn infant or its mother shall drop into the eyes of such infant a prophylactic medication approved by the state department of health and senior services.
2. Administration of such eye drops shall not be required if a parent or legal guardian of such infant objects to the treatment
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because it is against the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian
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.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9994, A.L. 2018 S.B. 718 merged with S.B. 826 merged with S.B. 951)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9124; 1919 § 7340; 1909 § 8321
*...*This language does not appear in original rolls of S.B. 951, 2018.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.080 - Report of infant eye inflammation, by whom.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
210.080. Report of infant eye inflammation, by whom. —
Should one or both eyes of an infant become inflamed, swollen or red, and show an unnatural discharge at any time within two weeks after its birth, it shall be the duty of the parents or other persons having charge of such infant, to immediately report in writing to the board of health or county physician of the city, town or county in which such birth occurs, the fact that such inflammation, swelling and redness of the eyes and unnatural discharge exists. On receipt of such report, the board of health or county physician shall take such immediate action as it may deem necessary in order that blindness may be prevented.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9995)
Prior revision: 1929 § 9125
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.090 - Health officer to furnish copy of law to midwife — secretary of state to print same.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1939
210.090. Health officer to furnish copy of law to midwife — secretary of state to print same. —
Every health officer shall furnish a copy of sections 210.070 to 210.100, to each and every person who is known to him to act as midwife or nurse in the city or town for which such health officer is appointed, and the secretary of state shall cause a sufficient number of copies of said sections to be printed, and shall supply the same to such health officers on application.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9996)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9126; 1919 § 7341; 1909 § 8322
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.100 - Violation a misdemeanor.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1949
210.100. Violation a misdemeanor. —
Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 210.070 to 210.090 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 9997, A. 1949 S.B. 1065 § 210.10)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9127; 1919 § 7342; 1909 § 8323
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.106 - Failure to use passenger restraint system not to be basis for civil actions — evidence inadmissible.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
Effective - 28 Aug 2006
210.106. Failure to use passenger restraint system not to be basis for civil actions — evidence inadmissible. —
In no event shall failure to employ a child passenger restraint system required by section 307.179 provide the basis for a claim of civil liability or negligence or contributory negligence of any person in any action for damages by reason of injury sustained by a child; nor shall such failure to employ such child passenger restraint system be admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 29 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 394, A.L. 2006 S.B. 872, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.108 - Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act, statutes involved.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
Effective - 28 Aug 2004, 3 histories
210.108. Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act, statutes involved. —
Sections 37.700 to 37.730
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, 168.133
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, 191.748, 207.085, 210.109, 210.110, 210.111, 210.112, 210.113, 210.127, 210.145
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, 210.147, 210.150, 210.152
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, 210.153, 210.160, 210.183, 210.187, 210.188, 210.482, 210.487, 210.518, 210.535, 210.542, 210.565, 210.760, 210.762, 211.031, 211.032, 211.059, 211.319, and 537.046 shall be known and may be cited as the "Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act of 2004".
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453 § 37.699)
*Revisor's Note: Sections 37.710, 168.133, 210.145, and 210.152 are also included as part of the "Amy Hestir Student Protection Act" in section 160.250.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.113 - Accreditation goal, when to be achieved.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
210.113. Accreditation goal, when to be achieved. —
It is the intent and goal of the general assembly to have the department attain accreditation by the Council for Accreditation for Families and Children's Services within five years of August 28, 2004.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.114 - Qualified immunity for private contractor, when — exceptions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
210.114. Qualified immunity for private contractor, when — exceptions. —
1. Except as otherwise provided in section 207.085, private contractors who in their capacities as children's services providers and agencies, as defined in section 210.110, receive state moneys from the division or the department for providing services to children and their families under section 210.112 shall have qualified immunity from civil liability for providing such services when the child is not in the physical care of such private contractor to the same extent that the children's division has qualified immunity from civil liability when the division or department directly provides such services.
2. This section shall not apply if a private contractor described above knowingly violates a stated or written policy of the division, any rule promulgated by the division, or any state law directly related to child abuse and neglect, or any state law directly related to the child abuse and neglect activities of the division or any local ordinance relating to the safety condition of the property.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 568 merged with S.B. 420 & 344 § 210.116, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.116 - Sharing of information with child welfare agencies and law enforcement, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
210.116. Sharing of information with child welfare agencies and law enforcement, when. —
The division may share any records, information, and findings with federal, state, or local child welfare agency personnel and law enforcement agencies, including those from outside the state, or any agent of such agencies, in the performance of the division's duties, upon a reasonable belief that such information is needed to protect a child from abuse or neglect or to assist such agency in providing child welfare services. Such information may include, but is not limited to, substantiated or unsubstantiated reports of abuse or neglect, family assessments, and any other documents or information the division deems necessary for another agency to have access to in order to protect a child. Identifying information may be shared only if the children's division reasonably believes the receiving entity will prevent the unauthorized dissemination of the information contained therein.
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(L. 2020 S.B. 653)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.117 - Child not reunited with parents or placed in a home, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 3 histories, see footnote
210.117. Child not reunited with parents or placed in a home, when. —
1. A child taken into the custody of the state shall not be reunited with a parent or placed in a home in which the parent or any person residing in the home has been found guilty of any of the following offenses when a child was the victim:
(1) A felony violation of section 566.030, 566.031, 566.032, 566.060, 566.061, 566.062, 566.064, 566.067, 566.068, 566.069, 566.071, 566.083, 566.100, 566.101, 566.111, 566.151, 566.203, 566.206, 566.209, 566.211, or 566.215;
(2) A violation of section 568.020;
(3) Abuse of a child under section 568.060 when such abuse is sexual in nature;
(4) A violation of section 568.065;
(5) A violation of section 573.200;
(6) A violation of section 573.205; or
(7) A violation of section 568.175;
(8) A violation of section 566.040, 566.070, or 566.090 as such sections existed prior to August 28, 2013; or
(9) A violation of section 566.212, 568.080, or 568.090 as such sections existed prior to January 1, 2017.
2. For all other violations of offenses in chapters 566 and 568 not specifically listed in subsection 1 of this section or for a violation of an offense committed in another state when a child is the victim that would be a violation of chapter 566 or 568, if committed in Missouri, the division may exercise its discretion regarding the placement of a child taken into the custody of the state in which a parent or any person residing in the home has been found guilty of any such offense.
3. In any case where the children's division determines based on a substantiated report of child abuse that a child has abused another child, the abusing child shall be prohibited from returning to or residing in any residence, facility, or school within one thousand feet of the residence of the abused child or any child care facility or school that the abused child attends, unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the alleged abuse did not occur or the abused child reaches the age of eighteen, whichever earlier occurs. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when the abusing child and the abused child are siblings or children living in the same home.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453, A.L. 2005 H.B. 568 and S.B. 155 and S.B. 420 & 344, A.L. 2005 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 2, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1371)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.118 - Court finding of abuse by preponderance of evidence, responsible party to be listed in registry — procedure.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016
210.118. Court finding of abuse by preponderance of evidence, responsible party to be listed in registry — procedure. —
1. Except for actions under the uniform parentage act, sections 210.817 to 210.852, in any action under chapter 210 or 211 in which the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a party is responsible for child abuse or neglect, as those terms are defined in section 210.110, the clerk shall send a certified copy of the judgment or order to the children's division and to the appropriate prosecuting attorney. Upon receipt of the order, the children's division shall list the individual as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in the central registry.
2. In every case in which the person has pled guilty to or been found guilty of:
(1) A crime under section 565.020, 565.021, 565.023, 565.024, 565.050, 566.030, 566.060, or 567.050 and the victim is a child under eighteen years of age;
(2) Any other crime in chapter 566 if the victim is a child under eighteen years of age and the perpetrator is twenty-one years of age or older;
(3) A crime under section 568.020, 568.030, 568.045, 568.050, 568.060, 568.080
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, 568.090
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, 573.023, 573.025, 573.035, 573.037, 573.040, 573.200, or 573.205; or
(4) An attempt to commit any such crimes;
­­the court shall enter an order directing the children's division to list the individual as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in the central registry. The clerk shall send a certified copy of the order to the children's division. Upon receipt of the order, the children's division shall list the individual as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in the central registry.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1877)
*Section 568.080 was transferred to section 573.200 and section 568.090 was transferred to section 573.205 by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.120 - Medical institution staff members, duties of.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 06 Jun 1975, 2 histories, see footnote
210.120. Medical institution staff members, duties of. —
Whenever a person is required to report under sections 210.110 to 210.165 in his official capacity as a staff member of a medical institution, whether public or private, he shall immediately notify the physician in charge or his designee who shall then take or cause to be taken color photographs of physical trauma and shall, if medically indicated, cause to be performed radiologic examination of the child who is the subject of a report, costs of which shall be paid by the division. Reproductions of such color photographs and/or radiologic reports shall be sent to the division as soon as possible.
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(L. 1975 H.B. 578 § 3)
Effective 6-6-75
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.122 - Voluntary placement agreements, children in state custody solely in need of mental health treatment — rulemaking authority.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
210.122. Voluntary placement agreements, children in state custody solely in need of mental health treatment — rulemaking authority. —
1. As used in this section,
"voluntary placement agreement"
means a written agreement between the department of social services and a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child seventeen years of age or younger solely in need of mental health treatment. A voluntary placement agreement developed under a department of mental health assessment and certification of appropriateness authorizes the department of social services to administer the placement and care of a child while the parent, legal guardian, or custodian of the child retains legal custody.
2. The department of social services may enter into a cooperative interagency agreement with the department of mental health authorizing the department of mental health to administer the placement and care of a child under a voluntary placement agreement. The department of mental health is defined as a child-placing agency under section 210.481 solely for children placed under a voluntary placement agreement.
3. Any function delegated from the department of social services to the department of mental health regarding the placement and care of children shall be administered and supervised by the department of social services to ensure compliance with federal and state law.
4. The departments of social services and mental health may promulgate rules under this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2004, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453 § 210.108)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.127 - Diligent search for biological parents required, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
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 the biological parent or parents of such child, including obtaining information from any known parent or relative.
(2) If a child is removed from a home and is placed in the custody of the division, the division shall, immediately following the removal from the home, conduct an active, thorough, and timely diligent search for the biological parent or parents, including obtaining information from any known parent or relative.
2. For purposes of this section,
"diligent search"
means an exhaustive effort to identify and locate a biological parent whose identity or location is unknown, initiated as soon as the division is made aware of the existence of such parent, with the search progress reported at each court hearing until the parent is either identified and located or the court excuses further search.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453, A.L. 2022 S.B. 683)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.130 - Oral reports, when and where made — contents of reports.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1982, 2 histories
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 persons responsible for his care, if known; the child's age, sex, and race; the nature and extent of the child's injuries, abuse, or neglect, including any evidence of previous injuries, abuse, or neglect to the child or his siblings; the name, age and address of the person responsible for the injuries, abuse or neglect, if known; family composition; the source of the report; the name and address of the person making the report, his occupation, and where he can be reached; the actions taken by the reporting source, including the taking of color photographs or the making of radiologic examinations pursuant to sections 210.110 to 210.165, or both such taking of color photographs or making of radiologic examinations, removal or keeping of the child, notifying the coroner or medical examiner, and other information that the person making the report believes may be helpful in the furtherance of the purposes of sections 210.110 to 210.165.
3. Evidence of sexual abuse or sexual molestation of any child under eighteen years of age shall be turned over to the division within twenty-four hours by those mandated to report.
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(L. 1975 H.B. 578 § 5, A.L. 1980 S.B. 574, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.140 - Privileged communication not recognized, exception.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories
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 abuse or neglect and shall not constitute grounds for failure to report as required or permitted by sections 210.110 to 210.165, to cooperate with the division in any of its activities pursuant to sections 210.110 to 210.165, or to give or accept evidence in any judicial proceeding relating to child abuse or neglect.
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(L. 1975 H.B. 578 § 7, A.L. 1980 S.B. 574, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.146 - Evaluation by SAFE CARE provider required, when--referral to juvenile officer, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016
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 investigation, such investigation shall include an evaluation of the child by a SAFE CARE provider, as defined in section 334.950, or a review of the child's case file and photographs of the child's injuries by a SAFE CARE provider.
2. When a SAFE CARE provider makes a diagnosis that a child three years of age or younger has been subjected to physical abuse, including but not limited to symptoms indicative of abusive bruising, fractures, burns, abdominal injuries, or head trauma, and reports such diagnosis to the children's division, the division shall immediately submit a referral to the juvenile officer. The referral shall include the division's recommendations to the juvenile officer regarding the care, safety, and placement of the child and the reasons for those recommendations.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1877)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.147 - Confidentiality of family support team meetings, exceptions — form developed for core commitments made at meetings.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
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 child's home is confidential; except that:
(1) Any parent or party may waive confidentiality for himself or herself to the extent permitted by law; and
(2) Any parent of the child shall have an absolute right to video and/or audio tape such team meetings to the extent permitted by law; and
(3) No parent or party shall be required to sign a confidentiality agreement before testifying or providing information at such team meetings. Any person, other than a parent or party, who does not agree to maintain confidentiality of the information provided at such team meetings may be excluded from all or any portion of such team meetings during which such person is not testifying or providing information.
2. The division shall be responsible for developing a form to be signed at the conclusion of any team meeting held in relation to a child removed from the home and placed in the custody of the state that reflects the core commitments made by the children's division or the convenor of the team meeting and the parents of the child or any other party. The content of the form shall be consistent with service agreements or case plans required by statute, but not the specific address of the child; whether the child shall remain in current placement or be moved to a new placement; visitation schedule for the child's family; and any additional core commitments. Any dissenting views shall be recorded and attested to on such form. The parents and any other party shall be provided with a copy of the signed document.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.148 - Juveniles with problem sexual behavior reports, procedure — definition — rulemaking authority.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
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 problem sexual behavior, the division shall immediately communicate such report to the appropriate local office along with any relevant information as may be contained in the information system. Upon receipt of the report and relevant information, the local office shall use a family assessment and services approach, as described in subsection 16
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of section 210.145 to respond to the allegation contained in the report. For the purposes of family assessments performed under this section, the alleged abuse does not have to be committed by a person responsible for the care, custody, and control of the child.
2. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the local office from commencing an investigation if the local office, at any point in using the family assessment and services approach, determines that an investigation is required. Such investigation shall comply with the provisions of section 210.145 and may include requesting assistance from the appropriate law enforcement agency.
3. As used in this section, the term
"juvenile with problem sexual behavior"
shall mean any person, under fourteen years of age, who has allegedly committed sexual abuse against another child.
4. Within one hundred eighty days after August 28, 2015, the division shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable, and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2015, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 341)
*Statutory reference to subsection "14" changed to "16" in accordance with sectoin 3.060 based on renumbering within section 210.145 by S.B. 819, 2018.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.154 - Missouri task force on the prevention of infant abuse and neglect created, members, report.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016
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 the governor and general assembly concerning the prevention of infant abuse and neglect in Missouri. The task force shall consist of the following nine members:
(1) Two members of the senate from different political parties, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;
(2) Two members of the house of representatives from different political parties, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(3) The director of the department of social services, or his or her designee;
(4) The director of the department of health and senior services, or his or her designee;
(5) A SAFE CARE provider as described in section 334.950;
(6) A representative of a child advocacy organization specializing in prevention of child abuse and neglect; and
(7) A representative of a licensed Missouri hospital or licensed Missouri birthing center.
­­Members of the task force, other than the legislative members and the directors of state departments, shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate by September 15, 2016.
2. A majority vote of a quorum of the task force is required for any action.
3. The task force shall elect a chair and vice chair at its first meeting, which shall be convened by the director of the department of social services, or his or her designee, no later than October 1, 2016. Meetings may be held by telephone or video conference at the discretion of the chair.
4. Members shall serve on the task force without compensation but may, subject to appropriations, be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the task force.
5. On or before December 31, 2016, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly.
6. The task shall develop recommendations to reduce infant abuse and neglect, including but not limited to:
(1) Sharing information between the children's division and hospitals and birthing centers for the purpose of identifying newborn infants who may be at risk of abuse and neglect; and
(2) Training division employees and medical providers to recognize the signs of infant child abuse and neglect.
­­The recommendations may include proposals for specific statutory and regulatory changes and methods to foster cooperation between state and local governmental bodies, medical providers, and child welfare agencies.
7. The task force shall expire on January 1, 2017, or upon submission of a report as provided for under subsection 5 of this section.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1877)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › 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.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 06 Jun 1975, see footnote
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 persons required to report abuse or neglect pursuant to sections 210.110 to 210.165 and the public of the nature, problem, and extent of abuse and neglect, and of the remedial and therapeutic services available to children and their families; and to encourage self-reporting and the voluntary acceptance of such services. In addition, those mandated to report pursuant to this act shall be informed by the division of their duties, options, and responsibilities in accordance with this act.
2. The division shall conduct ongoing training programs in relation to sections 210.110 to 210.165 for agency staff.
3. The division shall continuously publicize to mandated reporters of abuse or neglect and to the public the existence and the number of the twenty-four hour, statewide toll free telephone service to receive reports of abuse or neglect.
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(L. 1975 H.B. 578 § 10)
Effective 6-6-75
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.165 - Penalty for violation.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote
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 has been previously convicted of making a false report to the children's division or its predecessor agency, the division of family services, and who is subsequently convicted of making a false report under subsection 2 of this section is guilty of a class E felony and shall be punished as provided by law.
4. Evidence of prior convictions of false reporting shall be heard by the court, out of the hearing of the jury, prior to the submission of the case to the jury, and the court shall determine the existence of the prior convictions.
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(L. 1975 H.B. 578 § 12, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1986 S.B. 470, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision merged with S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.166 - Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
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 provide medical care may bring an action in the circuit court in the county where any child under eighteen years of age resides or is located, alleging the child is suffering from the denial or deprivation, by those responsible for the care, custody, and control of the child, of medical or surgical treatment or intervention which is necessary to remedy or ameliorate a medical condition which is life-threatening or causes injury. Those responsible for the care, custody and control of the child include, but is not limited to, the parents or guardian of the child, other members of the child's household, or those exercising supervision over a child for any part of a twenty-four-hour day. A petition filed under this section shall be expedited by the court involved in every manner practicable, including, but not limited to, giving such petition priority over all other matters on the court's docket and holding a hearing, at which the parent, guardian or other person having authority to consent to the medical care in question shall, after being notified thereof, be given the opportunity to be heard, and issuing a ruling as expeditiously as necessary when the child's condition is subject to immediate deterioration. Any circuit or associate circuit judge of this state shall have the authority to ensure that medical services are provided to the child when the child's health requires it.
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(L. 1985 S.B. 5, et al. § 5, A.L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.167 - Report to school district on violations of compulsory school attendance law — referral by school district to prosecutor, when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
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 an alleged violation of section 167.031, then the local office of the division shall send the report to the school district in which the child resides. The school district shall immediately refer all private, parochial, parish or home school matters to the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein the child legally resides. The school district may refer public school violations of section 167.031 to the prosecuting attorney.
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(L. 1984 H.B. 1255 § 1, A.L. 1985 S.B. 154 merged with H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1986 S.B. 795, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.171 - Definitions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
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 prevent or alleviate child abuse or neglect.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 550 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.180 - Division employees to be trained.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 3 histories
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 treatment of child abuse and neglect. In addition to such preservice training such employee shall also receive not less than twenty hours of in-service training each year on the subject of the identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Such annual training shall include at least four hours of medical forensics relating to child abuse and neglect as approved by the SAFE CARE network described in section 334.950.
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(L. 1986 S.B. 470 § 1, A.L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1877)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.187 - Child abuse and neglect services and funding, task force on children's justice to make recommendations and award grant moneys.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
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 improvements in the area of child abuse and neglect services and provide funding for such recommendations shall provide an independent review of policies and procedures of state and local child protective services agencies, and where appropriate, specific cases, and shall evaluate the extent to which the agencies are effectively discharging their child protection responsibilities.
2. Consistent with the task force's function of reviewing applications for federal grant moneys available to the state under the Children's Justice Act which are designed to assist eligible states in implementing programs for the handling, investigation, and prosecution of child abuse cases, the task force shall consider the awarding of grant moneys which address the issues that arise from the independent review conducted by the task force pursuant to subsection 1 of this section. As authorized by the Children's Justice Act, grant moneys shall be awarded for the following categories:
(1) Improvements to the investigative, administrative, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect;
(2) Experimental, model, and demonstration programs for testing innovative approaches and techniques to improve the prompt and successful resolution of court proceedings or enhance the effectiveness and judicial administration action in child abuse and neglect cases; and
(3) Reform of state laws, rules, protocols, and procedures to provide comprehensive protection for children from abuse and neglect.
3. The members of the task force shall not disclose to any person or government official any identifying information concerning a specific child protection case with respect to which the task force is providing information and shall not make public other information unless authorized by federal or state law.
4. The task force shall be provided:
(1) Access to information on cases that the task force desires or is requested to review if such information is necessary for the task force to carry out its functions pursuant to this section; and
(2) Upon request, assistance from the department of social services for the performance of the task force's duties.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.188 - Report to general assembly and governor, contents.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
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 calendar year:
(1) The number of children who were reported to the state of Missouri during the year as abused or neglected;
(2) Of the number of children described in subdivision (1) of this section, the number with respect to whom such reports were substantiated or unsubstantiated;
(3) Of the number of children described in subdivision (2) of this section:
(a) The number that did not receive or refused services during the year under a children's division program;
(b) The number that did receive services during the year under a state program; and
(c) The number that were removed from their families during the year by disposition of the case;
(4) The number of families that received preventive services from the state or a private service provider during the year;
(5) The number of deaths in the state during the year resulting from child abuse or neglect;
(6) Of the number of children described in subdivision (5) of this section, the number of children who were in foster care or received services from a private service provider;
(7) The number of child protective services workers responsible for the intake and screening of reports filed during the year;
(8) The agency response time with respect to each such report with respect to initial investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect;
(9) The response time with respect to the provision of services to families and children where an allegation of abuse or neglect has been made;
(10) The number of child protective services workers responsible for intake, assessment, and investigation of child abuse and neglect reports relative to the number of reports investigated during the year;
(11) The number of children reunited with their families or receiving family preservation services that, within five years, result in subsequent substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect, including the death of the child; and
(12) The number of children in foster care who have been adopted.
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(L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.192 - Child fatality review panel to investigate deaths — members — prosecutors and circuit attorneys to organize — report on investigations — immunity from civil liability.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
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 the county or city not within a county in which he or she serves to investigate the deaths of children under the age of eighteen years, who are eligible to receive a certificate of live birth. The panel shall be formed and shall operate according to the rules, guidelines and protocols provided by the department of social services.
2. The panel shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) The prosecuting or circuit attorney;
(2) The coroner or medical examiner for the county or city not within a county;
(3) Law enforcement personnel in the county or city not within a county;
(4) A representative from the children's division;
(5) A provider of public health care services;
(6) A representative of the juvenile court;
(7) A provider of emergency medical services.
3. The prosecuting or circuit attorney shall organize the panel and shall call the first organizational meeting of the panel. The panel shall elect a chairman who shall convene the panel to meet to review all deaths of children under the age of eighteen years, who are eligible to receive a certificate of live birth, which meet guidelines for review as set forth by the department of social services. In addition, the panel may review at its own discretion any child death reported to it by the medical examiner or coroner, even if it does not meet criteria for review as set forth by the department. The panel shall issue a final report, which shall be a public record, of each investigation to the department of social services, state technical assistance team and to the director of the department of health and senior services. The final report shall include a completed summary report form. The form shall be developed by the director of the department of social services in consultation with the director of the department of health and senior services. The department of health and senior services and department of social services shall make recommendations and develop programs to prevent childhood injuries and deaths.
4. The child fatality review panel shall enjoy such official immunity as exists at common law.
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(L. 1991 H.B. 185 § 1, A.L. 1991 S.B. 190 § 12, A.L. 1994 S.B. 595, A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397)