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- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.156 · Identifying information provided to state registrar, when — state registrar to provide certain records to division — confidentiality of information — rulemaking authority.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.160 · Guardian ad litem and counsel appointed for child, when — fees — volunteer advocates may be appointed to assist guardian — training program.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.165 · Penalty for violation.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.166 · Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.167 · Report to school district on violations of compulsory school attendance law — referral by school district to prosecutor, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.170 · Children's trust fund board created — members, appointment — qualifications — terms — vacancies — removal procedure — staff — expenses — office of administration, duties.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.171 · Definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.172 · Powers and duties of board.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.173 · Trust fund established — investment — disbursement, limitation, exception — exempt from transfer to general revenue.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.180 · Division employees to be trained.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.183 · Alleged perpetrator to be provided written description of investigation process.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.187 · Child abuse and neglect services and funding, task force on children's justice to make recommendations and award grant moneys.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.188 · Report to general assembly and governor, contents.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.191 · Animal abuse and neglect training required — training materials — expiration date.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.192 · Child fatality review panel to investigate deaths — members — prosecutors and circuit attorneys to organize — report on investigations — immunity from civil liability.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.194 · Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.195 · State technical assistance team, duties — regional coordinators, appointment, duties — state child fatality review panel, appointment, duties, findings and recommendations, content.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.196 · Hospitals and physicians, rules authorized for protocol and identifying suspicious deaths — child death pathologist, qualification, certification — rules, procedure — records, disclosure.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.201 · Definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.203 · Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.211 · License required — exceptions — written notice of licensure status, when — exemptions from maximum children.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.215 · Access to child and care providers during normal hours — exception court orders restricting access.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.221 · Licenses to be issued by department — duty to fix standards and make investigations — rule variance granted when, procedure — sanctioning of licenses, when — denial of application, when — rules.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.223 · Safe sleep policy to be maintained, purpose — alternatives, written instructions required — definitions — training — rulemaking authority.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.231 · Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.241 · Judicial review.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.245 · Violations, penalties — prosecutor may file suit to oversee or prevent operation of day care center — attorney general may seek injunction, when — unlicensed facilities, civil penalty — fund established, use of moneys.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.251 · State and federal funds to be made available to centers to upgrade standards — at-risk children program, limitation on requirements.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.252 · Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedure — variances to rules granted when — rules authorized.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.254 · Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.255 · Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure — noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.256 · Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.257 · Rules, procedure to adopt.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.258 · Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children — discipline policies, explanation required for parent.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.259 · Nonreligious organization's agreement for child-care facility on property of religious organization not deemed to be exclusive control by religious organization.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.275 · Child care provided only to school-age children must comply with child-care licensure provisions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.278 · Exempt from licensure, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.305 · Emergency placements, grandparent or relative placement preferred — definitions — diligent efforts search, when — court filing, contents — notice requirements.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.320 · Regulation of detention facility — taxation of cigarettes to support, rate — discount for wholesaler — refunds — failing to affix stamps or pay tax, penalty — possession of unstamped cigarettes, prima facie evidence cigarettes intended for sale, exception — seizure of property, when, procedure — rules, procedure — violation of a misdemeanor — budget (certain first class counties).
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.481 · Definitions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.482 · Background checks for emergency placements, requirements, exceptions — cost, paid by whom.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.484 · Residential care facilities license required.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.485 · Civil liability, for-profit child-placing agency or residential care facility, when — state exemption.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.486 · License required, applicants to be investigated — provisional license, when — periods of validity.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.487 · Background checks for foster families, requirements — costs, paid by whom — rulemaking authority.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.491 · Investigation of certain facilities by the division, when — injunctive relief, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.493 · Background checks required, when — definitions — content — procedure — ineligibility of applicant, when — administrative review — rulemaking authority.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.496 · Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of licenses — grounds.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.498 · Access to records on the suspension or revocation of a foster home license — procedure for release of information — disclosure permitted, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.501 · Application for licensure, form, contents.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.506 · Rules, procedure — promulgation, persons to be consulted.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.511 · Division to assist applicants in meeting license requirements and establishing certain programs, how.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.516 · Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.518 · Departments' duties, classification of services to children — interagency meetings for coordination of services.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.521 · Assistance for division in licensure of foster homes.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.526 · Grievance procedure for decisions of division, requirements — judicial review authorized.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.531 · Violations or false statements, penalty.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.535 · Foster care and adoption assistance under federal Social Security Act, amendments to plan and waivers to be submitted.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.536 · Cost of foster care, how paid — failure of parent to pay required amount, court orders against assets, collection procedure.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.537 · County foster parent associations may be established, duties of division.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.539 · State health insurance, foster parents may purchase, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.542 · Training and standards for foster parents to be provided, when — evaluation of foster parents.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.543 · Specialized foster parents, training, fiscal incentives.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.545 · Respite care facilities for foster families — rules and regulations — procedure.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.551 · Grievance procedure for decisions of division to be developed with cooperation of foster parents group.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.560 · Money held by others for benefit of a child, definitions, liability to the state for funds expended for child, when — money held by division for a child, accounting, deposit of funds, annual statement, disposal of funds — escheat, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.564 · Citation of law — foster care bill of rights.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.565 · Relatives of child shall be given foster home placement, when — definitions — order of preference — specific findings required, when — sibling placement — age of relative not a factor, when — federal requirements to be followed for placement of Native American children — waiver of certain standards, when — GAL or counsel to ascertain child's wishes, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.566 · Foster parents' bill of rights.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.568 · Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certain counties — commitments, manner — vote required to establish program, ballot.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.570 · Text of compact.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.580 · Compact binding, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.590 · Courts and agencies to cooperate to promote purposes of compact.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.617 · Missouri state foster care and adoption board created, duties, members, expenses, meetings — written annual report, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.620 · The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein, in form substantially as follows:
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.620 · Compact enacted, text of compact.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.622 · Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.622 · Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.625 · Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.625 · Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.630 · Definitions — governor's appointment of administrator authorized.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.635 · Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.635 · Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.640 · Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.640 · Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.650 · Contingent effective date.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.652 · Electronic exchanging of data and documents.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.660 · Definitions
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.665 · Designated caregiver, court and parties to defer to reasonable decisions of — onsite caregiver to be designated by division — training — immunity from liability, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.670 · Case plans, foster children fourteen and over to be consulted — copy of rights provided to foster child — documents provided to child upon leaving foster care.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.675 · Permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement, prohibited for foster children under sixteen — findings required at hearing for such plan.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.680 · Rulemaking authority.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.700 · Definitions
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.710 · Child committed to care of authorized agency — written report of status required for court review, when — dispositional hearing, when, purpose — child not returned home, when.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.720 · Court-ordered custody — written report of status required for court review, when — permanency hearing when, purpose.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.730 · Court to have continuing jurisdiction for certain proceedings — duties to review children under continued foster care, when — goals.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.760 · Placement in foster care — division's duties — removal of children from school, restrictions.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.761 · Right to testify at foster care hearings, qualifications, limitation.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.762 · Family support team meetings to be held, when — who may attend — form to be used.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.764 · Certain case records available for review by parents or guardians.