Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Division 35 - Children's Division › Chapter 73 - Child Placing Agencies › Section 13 CSR 35-73.020 - Organization and Administration

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements for
				  the incorporation, administration and financing of the agency.
(1) Legal Basis for Operation. Agencies which
				are incorporated in the state of Missouri shall submit to the division their
				Articles of Incorporation and Certificate of Incorporation.
(2) An agency shall have a governing board,
				advisory board or designated individual responsible for establishing its
				policies, determining its programs, guiding its development and providing its
				leadership. The governing board, advisory board or designated individual shall
				be responsible for-
(A) Developing and
				maintaining a program of orientation and training for all new members of the
				governing board or advisory board;
(B) Developing, maintaining and incorporating
				provisions for amending a set of bylaws regulating the size, method of
				selection, structure, function, organization, decision making and authority of
				the governing board or advisory board;
(C) Keeping minutes of each meeting of the
				governing board or advisory board which shall reflect its official
				actions;
(D) Meeting as often as
				necessary, but at least four (4) times a year to conduct the business of the
				agency;
(E) Continuing compliance
				with all applicable federal, state or local laws, or regulations governing the
				operation and services of the agency;
(F) Assuring that an agency's standards of
				practice be professional, ethical and responsive to client's needs;
(G) Appointing the administrator and
				delegating responsibility to that person to administer the agency in all of its
				activities, functions and services;
(H) Performing and retaining a written
				evaluation of the administrator on an annual basis;
(I) Providing the division a written
				statement which sets forth the kind and extent of authority delegated to the
				administrator;
(J) Assuring that
				all facilities are maintained, staffed and equipped to implement the agency's
				program effectively;
(K) Evaluating
				the written policies, program, procedures, and fee structures annually to
				determine that the interests of children and families are being served, and
				submitting the evaluation in writing to the division;
(L) Meeting with division staff when
				requested;
(M) Providing written
				notification to the division within five (5) working days when there is a
				change of administrator, governing board president or the organizational
				structure of the agency;
(N)
				Adequately protecting the legal rights of children served by the
				agency;
(O) Informing the division
				in writing of any legal action brought against the agency which affects any
				child or children in care, personnel, or conduct of the agency; and
(P) Maintaining a written list of the names,
				addresses, and title of each member of the governing board or advisory board
				which shall be provided upon request.