Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Division 05 - Office of the Director › Chapter 2 - State Technical Assistance Team › Section 13 CSR 5-2.010 - Organization and Operation

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to codify
				  the move of the State Technical Assistance Team to the Director's Office, to
				  modernize the language, and to incorporate current practices.
PURPOSE: This rule describes the general organization
				  and function of the State Technical Assistance Team including its
				  responsibilities in providing technical assistance to the multidisciplinary
				  child protection members of the Child Fatality Review Program (CFRP) panels in
				  investigating and prosecuting cases involving child abuse, child neglect, child
				  sexual abuse, child exploitation, or child fatality review. This rule also
				  establishes and describes the functions of local (county) CFRP panels, as well
				  as the state CFRP panel in this child protective services
				  process.
(1) General
				Provisions and Authority. This rule is promulgated under the rulemaking
				authority granted to the Department of Social Services (DSS) pursuant to
				section
				660.017, RSMo.
				Pursuant to Article IV, Section 37 of the Missouri Constitution, the director
				of the Department of Social Services is charged with promoting improved health
				and other social services to the citizens of the state as provided by law.
				Section 660.010.2, RSMo, authorizes the DSS director to coordinate the state's
				programs devoted to those who are unable to provide for themselves and for
				victims of social disadvantage. Section 660.012.2, RSMo, also entrusts the DSS
				director with the duty to use the resources allocated to the department to
				provide comprehensive programs and leadership in order to improve services and
				economical operations. To that end, the DSS director has determined that the
				State Technical Assistance Team (STAT) under the Office of the Director (OD)
				improves the efficiency and economical operations of resources and maximizes
				services to the citizens of this state. This rule recognizes that STAT also
				provides a mechanism for the promulgation of procedures setting forth the
				function, general organization, and operation of the State Technical Assistance
				Team. As a unit of the Office of the Director, STAT is responsible for
				performing its duties related to child fatality review pursuant to sections
				210.192
				to
				210.196,
				RSMo and its duties related to providing assistance to multidisciplinary teams
				and law enforcement agencies in investigating and prosecuting cases involving
				child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child exploitation, child
				pornography, or child fatality as prescribed in sections
				660.520
				to 660.527, RSMo. In performing its CFRP mission, STAT is responsible for
				providing training, expertise, and assistance to county CFRP panels for the
				review of child fatalities including establishing procedures for the collection
				and data entry into the national child death review Internet-based case
				reporting system, and preparation and submission of a Final Report by CFRP
				panels as reflected in subsection (4)(K) of this rule.
(2) Definition.
(A) Child fatality means the death of a child under
				the age of eighteen years, as a result of any natural, intentional, or
				unintentional act.