Mo. Rev. Stat. § 632.115: Juveniles to be admitted by heads of facilities when committed.

The head of a private mental health facility may, and the head of a public mental health facility shall, except in the case of medical emergency and subject to the availability of suitable programs and accommodations, admit any minor who has symptoms of mental disorder other than an intellectual disability or developmental disability, who is under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court and who is committed to a facility not operated by the state of Missouri under section 211.181 or to the custody of the director pursuant to sections 211.201 to 211.207 for assignment by the director to an appropriate facility.