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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.289 - Coordinator to be hired, qualifications, salary and expenses.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.289. Coordinator to be hired, qualifications, salary and expenses. —
The executive director shall hire a coordinator, who shall serve as coordinator of the Missouri interpreters certification system. The coordinator shall have a background in interpreter testing and interpreting. The salary and office space for the coordinator shall be appropriated to and provided by the commission. The salary of the coordinator shall be paid out of general revenue funds. All other expenses for the administration of sections 209.287 to 209.318 shall be paid from the interpreters fund established in section 209.318.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.295 - Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.295. Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission. —
The commission may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to, but not limited to:
(1) The form and content of certification applications and the procedures for filing an application for an initial certification and renewal certification in this state;
(2) Fees required for the operation of the certification system, including, but not limited to, application fees, evaluation fees, renewal fees, conversion fees or any other fees relating to the certification;
(3) The certifications recognized as qualifying credentials for initial or conversion certification;
(4) Establishment of policy and procedure for conversion with other states' certification systems;
(5) Guidelines for the use of interpreters according to their level of certification;
(6) Maintenance and upkeep of skills, also known as continuing education or professional development training;
(7) Minimum educational, training, experience and any necessary and appropriate certifications for interpreter trainers, as well as any necessary continuing education and training requirements for interpreter trainers;
(8) Any other necessary and proper rules, decision or policy in regard to evaluation, certification and maintaining a certification according to the procedures set forth in chapter 536.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.297 - Applications for certification, content, oath — fee not refundable — applicant to be given date for evaluation.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.297. Applications for certification, content, oath — fee not refundable — applicant to be given date for evaluation. —
1. Applications for certification as an interpreter:
(1) Shall be submitted in writing to the commission on forms prescribed by the commission and furnished to the applicant;
(2) Shall satisfactorily evidence the applicant's education, training, experiences, certification, at the time of application, the applicant is eighteen years of age or older and other information as the commission may require;
(3) Shall contain a statement that it is made under oath or affirmation and that the information contained therein is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant and that the applicant is subject to the penalties for making a false affidavit or declaration;
(4) Shall be accompanied by the required application fee, submitted in a manner as required by the commission and shall not be refundable.
2. When the commission receives the application, the coordinator hired pursuant to section 209.289 shall notify the applicant of the earliest and most appropriate date for the applicant to be evaluated or converted.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsecs. 1, 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.299 - Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of score.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.299. Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of score. —
The board shall schedule evaluations for persons seeking certification, at a central location, at least four times each year in 1995 and 1996, and at least twice a year thereafter, according to the number of applicants seeking certification. As soon as possible after completion of an evaluation, the coordinator shall notify the applicant of his score and level of certification.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.302 - Eligibility for evaluation.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.302. Eligibility for evaluation. —
An evaluation shall be available to the following, including, but not limited to:
(1) New interpreters;
(2) Uncertified, qualified interpreters;
(3) Certified interpreters, advancing to another certification level;
(4) An interpreter who is certified by a certification system other than the commission;
(5) Uncertified interpreters who have not interpreted for one year or more; and
(6) Interpreter trainers.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.305 - Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.305. Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records. —
1. The evaluation shall be an assessment of interpreter's language skills, expressive and receptive skills, professionalism, knowledge of interpreting and ethical practices. Modes of communication that shall be evaluated include, but are not limited to:
(1) American sign language;
(2) Tactile sign;
(3) Language deficient;
(4) Oral;
(5) Pidgin Signed English; and
(6) Any necessary specialized vocabulary, language or mode of communication in popular or regional use among deaf people.
2. The board or an evaluation team shall use testing materials developed by the commission or contracted with a national organization to assess the qualifications of interpreters. All testing materials and records shall be held confidential by the commission.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsecs. 5, 6)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.307 - Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
209.307. Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect. —
Any member of the board or an evaluation team who has a conflict of interest that may have a direct effect on an evaluation shall excuse himself or herself from the evaluation. The remaining members shall assess that individual's performance.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 7, A.L. 2018 S.B. 843)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.309 - Provisional certificates issued when — limitation — requirements — extension granted when.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.309. Provisional certificates issued when — limitation — requirements — extension granted when. —
The board may offer provisional certification to interpreters achieving a minimal level of certification established by the board. A provisional certification is limited to one year; during such year the interpreter must be reevaluated and achieve the next higher level of certification. If an evaluation slot is not available during the term of the provisional license, the interpreter may be granted an extension. A holder of a provisional certification may only be granted one extension.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.311 - Fees, how established.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.311. Fees, how established. —
The commission may charge fees for application, administration of an evaluation, renewal of a certificate, conversion and recordkeeping. The fees shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the evaluation and certification program.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 9)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.314 - Grievances on evaluation, procedure.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.314. Grievances on evaluation, procedure. —
The commission shall provide an opportunity to hear grievances against the evaluation process or members of the assessment team pursuant to the administrative process in chapter 621.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 6 subsec. 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.317 - Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.317. Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure. —
1. The board may suspend, deny or revoke a certificate if an interpreter:
(1) Impersonates another person holding interpreter certification;
(2) Allows another person to use the interpreter's certificate;
(3) Uses fraud, deception or misrepresentation in the certification process;
(4) Harasses, abuses or threatens a member of the board, evaluation team or a support staff person who is administering the system;
(5) Intentionally divulges confidential information relating to the certification process, including content, topic, vocabulary, skills or any other testing material;
(6) Fails to achieve a minimum satisfactory certification level.
2. The board shall provide that any hearing concerning the denial, suspension or revocation of a certificate shall follow administrative procedures for hearings as provided in chapter 621.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 7)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.318 - Fund for certification of interpreters established, purpose — lapse into general revenue when — first fiscal year, board's expenses, how paid.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
209.318. Fund for certification of interpreters established, purpose — lapse into general revenue when — first fiscal year, board's expenses, how paid. —
1. There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Board of Certification of Interpreters Fund". All fees provided for in sections 209.287 to 209.318 shall be collected by the executive director of the commission and shall be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing board of certification of interpreters fund. Such funds, upon appropriation, shall be disbursed only for payment of expenses of maintaining the board and for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 209.287 to 209.318 and shall not be used to pay the salary of the coordinator hired pursuant to section 209.289. Warrants shall be drawn on the state treasury for payment out of the fund.
2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year.
3. The expenses of maintaining the board enforcement of the provisions of sections 209.287 to 209.318 during the first fiscal year shall be paid by the commission from funds appropriated from general revenue for that purpose.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 8, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.322 - Certificates recognized by the board.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004, 2 histories
209.322. Certificates recognized by the board. —
The board shall recognize the following certificates:
(1) National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NRID) certificates, which include Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC), Certificate of Interpreting/Certificate of Transliteration (CI/CT) and Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI);
(2) National Association of the Deaf (NAD) certificate levels 3, 4 and 5; and
(3) A provisional public school certificate.
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(L. 2002 H.B. 1783, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.323 - License application forms, content, oath, fee not refundable, qualifications, licenses expire, when — reinstatement procedure — replacement of license lost or destroyed.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004, 2 histories
209.323. License application forms, content, oath, fee not refundable, qualifications, licenses expire, when — reinstatement procedure — replacement of license lost or destroyed. —
1. Applications for licensure as an interpreter shall be submitted to the division on forms prescribed by the division and furnished to the applicant. The application shall contain the applicant's statements showing the applicant's education, certification by either the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, National Association of the Deaf or Missouri Interpreter Certification System and such other information as the division may require. Each application shall contain a statement that it is made under oath or affirmation and that the information contained in the application is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant, subject to the penalties, as provided in sections 209.319 to 209.339, for the making of a false affidavit or declaration. Each application shall be accompanied by the required application fee. The application fee must be submitted in a manner as required by the committee and shall not be refundable. The applicant must be eighteen years of age or older.
2. Each license issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339 shall expire on the renewal date. The division shall mail a renewal notice to the last known address of each licensee prior to the license renewal date. The license will expire and renewal may be denied upon failure of the licensee to provide the division with the information required for renewal including but not limited to satisfactory evidence of current certification or to pay the required renewal fee within sixty days of the license renewal date. The license may be reinstated within two years after the renewal date, if the applicant applies for reinstatement and pays the required license renewal fee plus a delinquency fee as established by the committee and provides evidence of current certification.
3. Except as provided in section 209.321, the committee with assistance from the division shall issue or renew a license to each person who files an application and fee as required by the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339 and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the committee that he has complied with the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 of this section.
4. The committee may issue a new license to replace any license which is lost, destroyed or mutilated upon payment of a fee as provided by the committee.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 11, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.326 - Temporary license issued to persons licensed in other states, procedure, fee limitation.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
209.326. Temporary license issued to persons licensed in other states, procedure, fee limitation. —
Any person who holds a valid unrevoked and unexpired license or certification as an interpreter issued by a state or organization other than this state and recognized by the committee and concurrently by the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing and, provided for by rule, may be granted a temporary license by the committee to practice interpreting in this state. The application for a temporary license must be accompanied by the appropriate fee as established by the committee and that fee is nonrefundable. If issued, the temporary license is valid for ninety days. A temporary license may not be issued to the same individual more than once per year. The committee may not issue more than one temporary license to an individual who has established residency in this state during the individual's residency.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 12, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.328 - Ethical rules of conduct established by rules, duties of committee — other rules authorized.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.328. Ethical rules of conduct established by rules, duties of committee — other rules authorized. —
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 209.319 to 209.339, the committee may adopt rules and regulations, not otherwise inconsistent with sections 209.319 to 209.339, to carry out the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339. No rule shall be adopted except in accordance with the procedures set forth in chapter 536. The committee may promulgate, by rule, "Ethical Rules of Conduct" governing the practices of interpreters.
2. The committee may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to, but not limited to:
(1) The form and content of license applications required by the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339 and the procedures for filing an application for an initial license, renewal license or temporary license in this state;
(2) Fees required by the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339;
(3) The licenses and certifications recognized as qualifying credentials for an initial license, renewal license or temporary license;
(4) Establishment and promulgation of procedures for investigating and resolving complaints and violations occurring under the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339;
(5) Establishment of policy and procedure for reciprocity with other states, including states which do not have interpreter licensing laws or states whose licensing laws are not substantially the same as those of this state.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 13)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.331 - Procedure to adopt rules.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1995
209.331. Procedure to adopt rules. —
No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 209.285 to 209.339 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 14, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.332 - State committee of interpreters fund established, purpose — transfer to general revenue, when — profession of interpreter not to be subject to taxation or licensing fees by municipalities.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.332. State committee of interpreters fund established, purpose — transfer to general revenue, when — profession of interpreter not to be subject to taxation or licensing fees by municipalities. —
1. There is hereby established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "State Committee of Interpreters Fund". All fees provided for in sections 209.319 to 209.339 shall be collected by the director of the division of professional registration and shall be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury for credit to this fund. Such funds, upon appropriation, shall be disbursed only in payment of expenses of maintaining the committee and for the enforcement of the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339. Warrants shall be drawn on the state treasury for payment out of the fund.
2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the committee's fund for the preceding fiscal year or, if the board requires by rule license renewal less frequently than yearly, then three times the appropriation from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year.
3. No person who has been licensed by the committee as an interpreter in this state shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for the privilege of following or carrying on such profession.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 §§ 15, 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.337 - Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.337. Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue. —
1. A violation of any provision of sections 209.319 to 209.339 is a class A misdemeanor.
2. All fees or other compensation received for services rendered in violation of sections 209.319 to 209.339 shall be refunded.
3. The committee may sue in its own name in any court in this state. The department shall inquire diligently as to any violation of sections 209.319 to 209.339, shall institute actions for penalties herein prescribed, and shall enforce generally the provisions of sections 209.319 to 209.339.
4. Upon application by the committee, the attorney general may on behalf of the committee request that a court of competent jurisdiction grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person from:
(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license is required upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed, offered to be performed without a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license; or
(2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to sections 209.319 to 209.339 upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability of serious harm to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client of the licensee.
5. Any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be commenced either in the county in which such conduct occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.
6. Any action brought pursuant to this section may be in addition to or in lieu of any penalty provided by sections 209.319 to 209.339 and may be brought concurrently with other actions to enforce sections 209.319 to 209.339.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 18)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.339 - Conversation between a hearing person and a deaf person, interpreter is deemed a conduit, confidentiality, exceptions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 1994
209.339. Conversation between a hearing person and a deaf person, interpreter is deemed a conduit, confidentiality, exceptions. —
1. A person who interprets a conversation between a person who can hear and a deaf person is deemed a conduit for the conversation and may not disclose or be compelled to disclose by subpoena, the contents of the conversation which he facilitated without the prior consent of the person who received his professional services, except as provided in subsections 2 to 4 of this section.
2. A court may order disclosure of the contents of a conversation to provide evidence in proceedings related to criminal charges. However, all communications, which are privileged by law, shall be protected as privileged communications in the same manner when an interpreter is used.
3. The prohibition on disclosure of the contents of a conversation does not apply in any investigation, hearing or other proceeding to determine whether, and to what extent, a licensee should be disciplined. In addition no such licensee may withhold records or testimony bearing upon whether, and to what extent, a licensee should be disciplined, on the ground of not being permitted to disclose the contents of a conversation.
4. A person, whether or not a licensed interpreter, is not prohibited from disclosing, and may not refuse to disclose, the contents of a conversation in any proceeding related to allegations that the person has practiced interpreting without a license.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 568 § 19)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.600 - Definitions.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
209.600. Definitions. —
As used in sections 209.600 to 209.645, except where the context clearly requires another interpretation, the following terms mean:
(1)
"ABLE account"
, the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2)
"Benefits"
, the payment of qualified disability expenses on behalf of a designated beneficiary from an ABLE account;
(3)
"Board"
, the Missouri Achieving a Better Life Experience board established in section 209.605;
(4)
"Designated beneficiary"
, the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code;
(5)
"Eligible individual"
, the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code;
(6)
"Financial institution"
, a bank, insurance company, or registered investment company;
(7)
"Internal Revenue Code"
, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(8)
"Missouri Achieving a Better Life Experience program"
or
"ABLE"
, the program created pursuant to sections 209.600 to 209.645;
(9)
"Participant"
, a person who has entered into a participation agreement pursuant to sections 209.600 to 209.645 for the advance payment of qualified disability expenses on behalf of a designated beneficiary. Unless otherwise permitted under 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code the participant shall be the designated beneficiary of the ABLE account, except that if the designated beneficiary of the account is a minor or has a custodian or other fiduciary appointed for the purpose of managing his or her financial affairs, the parent or custodian or other fiduciary of the designated beneficiary may serve as the participant if such form of ownership is permitted or not prohibited by 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code;
(10)
"Participation agreement"
, an agreement between a participant and the board pursuant to and conforming with the requirements of sections 209.600 to 209.645; and
(11)
"Qualified disability expenses"
, the same meaning as in 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.600, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2125)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.610 - Agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limits.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 4 histories
209.610. Agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limits. —
1. The board may enter into ABLE program participation agreements with participants on behalf of designated beneficiaries pursuant to the provisions of sections 209.600 to 209.645, including the following terms and conditions:
(1) A participation agreement shall stipulate the terms and conditions of the ABLE program in which the participant makes contributions;
(2) A participation agreement shall specify the method for calculating the return on the contribution made by the participant;
(3) A participation agreement shall clearly and prominently disclose to participants the risk associated with depositing moneys with the board;
(4) Participation agreements shall be organized and presented in a way and with language that is easily understandable by the general public; and
(5) A participation agreement shall clearly and prominently disclose to participants the existence of any load charge or similar charge assessed against the accounts of the participants for administration or services.
2. The board shall establish the maximum amount of contributions which may be made annually to an ABLE account, which shall be the same as the amount allowed by 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
3. The board shall establish a total contribution limit for savings accounts established under the ABLE program with respect to a designated beneficiary which shall in no event be less than the amount established as the contribution limit by the Missouri education program board for qualified tuition programs established under sections 166.400 to 166.450. No contribution shall be made to an ABLE account for a designated beneficiary if it would cause the balance of the ABLE account of the designated beneficiary to exceed the total contribution limit established by the board. The board may establish other requirements that it deems appropriate to provide adequate safeguards to prevent contributions on behalf of a designated beneficiary from exceeding what is necessary to provide for the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary.
4. The board shall establish the minimum length of time that contributions and earnings must be held by the ABLE program to qualify as tax exempt pursuant to section 209.625. Any contributions or earnings that are withdrawn or distributed from an ABLE account prior to the expiration of the minimum length of time, as established by the board, shall be subject to a penalty pursuant to section 209.620.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.610, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2125, A.L. 2018 S.B. 882, A.L. 2021 H.B. 297)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.615 - Deposit and investment of moneys.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
209.615. Deposit and investment of moneys. —
All money paid by a participant in connection with a participation agreement shall be deposited as received and shall be promptly invested by the board. Contributions and earnings thereon accumulated on behalf of participants in the ABLE program may be used, as provided in the participation agreement, for qualified disability expenses.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.615)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.620 - Cancellation of participation agreement, penalty.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
209.620. Cancellation of participation agreement, penalty. —
Any participant may cancel a participation agreement at will. The board shall impose a penalty equal to or greater than ten percent of the earnings of an ABLE account for any distribution that is not:
(1) Used exclusively for qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary;
(2) Made because of death of the designated beneficiary; or
(3) Held in the fund for the minimum length of time established by the board.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.620)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.625 - Assets exempt from taxation.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
209.625. Assets exempt from taxation. —
1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the assets of the ABLE program held by the board and the assets of any ABLE account and any income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by the state or any of its political subdivisions. Income earned or received from an ABLE account or deposit shall not be subject to state income tax imposed pursuant to chapter 143. The exemption from taxation pursuant to this section shall apply only to assets and income maintained, accrued, or expended pursuant to the requirements of the ABLE program established pursuant to sections 209.600 to 209.645, and no exemption shall apply to assets and income expended for any other purposes. Annual contributions made to the ABLE program held by the board up to and including eight thousand dollars per participating taxpayer, and up to sixteen thousand dollars for married individuals filing a joint tax return, shall be subtracted in determining Missouri adjusted gross income pursuant to section 143.121.
2. If any deductible contributions to or earnings from any such program referred to in this section are distributed and not used to pay qualified disability expenses or are not held for the minimum length of time established by the appropriate Missouri board, the amount so distributed shall be added to the Missouri adjusted gross income of the participant, or, if the participant is not living, the designated beneficiary.
3. The provisions of this section shall apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015.
4. The assets held in an ABLE account under sections 209.600 to 209.645 shall not be considered the property of a conservatorship estate established under chapter 475.
5. The provisions of subsection 4 of this section shall not apply to ABLE accounts in the charge and custody of a public administrator.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.625, A.L. 2019 S.B. 230)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.630 - Assets used for ABLE program purposes only.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
209.630. Assets used for ABLE program purposes only. —
The assets of the ABLE program shall at all times be preserved, invested, expended, and distributed only for the purposes set forth in this section and 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and in accordance with the participation agreements.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.630, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2125)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.635 - Rulemaking authority.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
209.635. Rulemaking authority. —
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. 174 § 166.635)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.640 - State treasurer's office, semiannual review.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
209.640. State treasurer's office, semiannual review. —
The director of investment of the state treasurer's office shall, on a semiannual basis, review the financial status and investment policy of the program as well as the participation rate in the program. The director of investment shall also review the continued viability of the program and the administration of the program by the board. The director of investment shall report the findings annually to the board, which shall subsequently disclose such findings at a public meeting.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.640)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities › Section 209.645 - ABLE account moneys not part of total state revenues.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 209
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
209.645. ABLE account moneys not part of total state revenues. —
Money accruing to and deposited in individual ABLE accounts shall not be part of "total state revenues" as defined in Sections 17 and 18 of Article X of the Constitution of the state of Missouri and the expenditure of such revenues shall not be an expense of state government under Section 20 of Article X of the Constitution of the state of Missouri.
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(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.645)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.001 - Department of social services to meet needs of homeless, dependent and neglected children — only certain regional child assessment centers funded.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 4 histories
210.001. Department of social services to meet needs of homeless, dependent and neglected children — only certain regional child assessment centers funded. —
1. The department of social services shall address the needs of homeless, dependent and neglected children in the supervision and custody of the children's division and to their families-in-conflict by:
(1) Serving children and families as a unit in the least restrictive setting available and in close proximity to the family home, consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child;
(2) Insuring that appropriate social services are provided to the family unit both prior to the removal of the child from the home and after family reunification;
(3) Developing and implementing preventive and early intervention social services which have demonstrated the ability to delay or reduce the need for out-of-home placements and ameliorate problems before they become chronic.
2. The department of social services shall fund only regional child assessment centers known as:
(1) The St. Louis City child assessment center;
(2) The St. Louis County child assessment center;
(3) The Jackson County child assessment center;
(4) The Buchanan County child assessment center;
(5) The Greene County child assessment center;
(6) The Boone County child assessment center;
(7) The Joplin child assessment center;
(8) The St. Charles County child assessment center;
(9) The Jefferson County child assessment center;
(10) The Pettis County child assessment center;
(11) The southeast Missouri child assessment center;
(12) The Camden County child assessment center;
(13) The Clay-Platte County child assessment center;
(14) The Lakes Area child assessment center;
(15) The Ozark Foothills child assessment center; and
(16) The North Central Missouri child assessment center;
­­provided the other approved assessment centers included in subdivisions (1) to (14) of this subsection submit to the department of social services a modified funding formula for all approved child assessment centers, which would require no additional state funding.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 244 § 1, A.L. 1999 S.B. 387, et al., A.L. 2000 H.B. 1677 merged with S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2001 S.B. 48, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al., A.L. 2003 H.B. 575, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.004 - Law enforcement agencies, record of custody of child.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
210.004. Law enforcement agencies, record of custody of child. —
All law enforcement agencies shall maintain a confidential record of the date and time a child less than seventeen years of age is taken into custody for any reason and the date and time such child is released from custody.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al. § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.030 - Blood tests of pregnant women.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 2000
210.030. Blood tests of pregnant women. —
1. Every licensed physician, midwife, registered nurse and all persons who may undertake, in a professional way, the obstetrical and gynecological care of a pregnant woman in the state of Missouri shall, if the woman consents, take or cause to be taken a sample of venous blood of such woman at the time of the first prenatal examination, or not later than twenty days after the first prenatal examination, and subject such sample to an approved and standard serological test for syphilis, an approved serological test for hepatitis B and such other treatable diseases and metabolic disorders as are prescribed by the department of health and senior services. In any area of the state designated as a syphilis outbreak area by the department of health and senior services, if the mother consents, a sample of her venous blood shall be taken later in the course of pregnancy and at delivery for additional testing for syphilis as may be prescribed by the department. If a mother tests positive for hepatitis B, the physician or person who professionally undertakes the pediatric care of a newborn shall also administer the appropriate doses of hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) in accordance with the current recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). If the mother's hepatitis B status is unknown, the appropriate dose of hepatitis B vaccine shall be administered to the newborn in accordance with the current ACIP recommendations. If the mother consents, a sample of her venous blood shall be taken. If she tests positive for hepatitis B, hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) shall be administered to the newborn in accordance with the current ACIP recommendations.
2. The department of health and senior services shall, in consultation with the Missouri genetic disease advisory committee, make such rules pertaining to such tests as shall be dictated by accepted medical practice, and tests shall be of the types approved by the department of health and senior services. An approved and standard test for syphilis, hepatitis B, and other treatable diseases and metabolic disorders shall mean a test made in a laboratory approved by the department of health and senior services. No individual shall be denied testing by the department of health and senior services because of inability to pay.
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(L. 1941 p. 367 § 1, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1196, A.L. 1993 H.B. 522, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1419, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1568)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.040 - Blood test results — confidential.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
210.040. Blood test results — confidential. —
As soon as the result of the test is determined, and if the test is positive or doubtfully positive for syphilis or hepatitis B, the physician, or such other obstetrical or gynecological attendant shall fill out a form to be furnished by the department of health and senior services of Missouri, with such finding noted thereon, and send it to the county or municipal department of health of the county or city in which the pregnant woman or the mother is then residing. In no event shall this finding be made public by any person.
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(L. 1941 p. 367 § 2, A.L. 1993 H.B. 522)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation › Section 210.050 - Reporting required.

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 210
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
210.050. Reporting required. —
In reporting every birth, and stillbirth, physicians and other persons attending pregnancy cases and required to report births and stillbirths, shall state on the report of birth, or stillbirth, whether a blood test for syphilis has been made during such pregnancy upon a specimen of venous blood taken from the woman who bore the child, and, if made, the date when and where such test was made, and if not made, the reason why such test was not made. Physicians and other persons shall also report whether a blood test for hepatitis B was performed in accordance with section 210.030. No report of birth, or stillbirth, shall contain the result of such blood test.
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(L. 1941 p. 367 § 3, A.L. 1993 H.B. 522)