Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation
Section 210.564 - Citation of law — foster care bill of rights.

Effective - 28 Aug 2017
210.564. Citation of law — foster care bill of rights. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Foster Care Bill of Rights".
2. The children's division shall provide every school-aged foster child and his or her foster parent with an age-appropriate orientation and explanation of the foster care bill of rights. Any children's division office, residential care facility, child placing agency, or other agency involved in the care and placement of foster children shall post the foster care bill of rights in the office, facility, or agency. The children's division shall also make the foster care bill of rights readily available and easily accessible online.
3. The foster care bill of rights shall be as follows:
(1) In all circumstances, the best interests of the child shall be the first priority of the children's division;
(2) Recognizing the importance of familial stability in foster care and adoption placement, it shall be the practice of the children's division, when appropriate, to support a child's return to the custody and care of the parents or guardians with whom the child resided immediately prior to state custody;
(3) When restoration of care and custody is not appropriate or possible, the children's division shall attempt to place the child with suitable relatives in accordance with section 210.565;
(4) The children's division shall further support familial stability by ensuring continuity of foster placement, except in instances where cause for a change in a child's placement is reasonably found;
(5) The children's division shall work with each child in state custody to develop both a permanency plan and a case plan. These plans shall be developed within twelve months of a child's entrance into state custody. The permanency plan shall include the child's immediate and long-term placement goals, while the case plan shall address a child's specific medical and emotional needs;
(6) Recognizing the value of familial relationships in foster care and adoption settings, it shall be the practice of the children's division to place siblings in the same foster care, kinship, guardianship, or adoptive placement, unless doing so would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings. If siblings are not placed together, it shall be the practice of the children's division to support regular visitation and communication between siblings in state custody, and between children in state custody and their parents and relatives, where not otherwise prohibited or against a child's best interests; and
(7) The children's division shall support all children twelve years of age or older in state custody to attend any hearings pertaining to the child's placement, custody, or care, provided that the child is willing and able to attend such hearings, and that attending such hearings is in the best interests of the child.
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(L. 2017 S.B. 160)

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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.

Section 210.003 - Immunizations of children required, when, exceptions — duties of administrator, report — notification of parents, when.

Section 210.004 - Law enforcement agencies, record of custody of child.

Section 210.027 - Direct payment recipients, child care providers — department's duties.

Section 210.030 - Blood tests of pregnant women.

Section 210.040 - Blood test results — confidential.

Section 210.050 - Reporting required.

Section 210.060 - Noncompliance a misdemeanor — penalty.

Section 210.070 - Prophylactic eye drops at birth — objection to, when.

Section 210.080 - Report of infant eye inflammation, by whom.

Section 210.090 - Health officer to furnish copy of law to midwife — secretary of state to print same.

Section 210.100 - Violation a misdemeanor.

Section 210.102 - Coordinating board for early childhood established, members, powers — fund created.

Section 210.106 - Failure to use passenger restraint system not to be basis for civil actions — evidence inadmissible.

Section 210.108 - Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act, statutes involved.

Section 210.109 - Child protection system established by children's division, duties, records, investigations or assessments and services — central registry maintained.

Section 210.110 - Definitions.

Section 210.112 - Policy of state, system principles — evaluation tool — response and evaluation team, duties — children's services providers and agencies, contracting with, requirements, payments — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.113 - Accreditation goal, when to be achieved.

Section 210.114 - Qualified immunity for private contractor, when — exceptions.

Section 210.115 - Reports of abuse, neglect, and under age eighteen deaths — persons required to report — supervisors and administrators not to impede reporting — deaths required to be reported to the division or child fatality review panel, when — r...

Section 210.116 - Sharing of information with child welfare agencies and law enforcement, when.

Section 210.117 - Child not reunited with parents or placed in a home, when.

Section 210.118 - Court finding of abuse by preponderance of evidence, responsible party to be listed in registry — procedure.

Section 210.120 - Medical institution staff members, duties of.

Section 210.121 - Unaccompanied youth — definitions — access to supportive services — status documentation — immunity from liability, when.

Section 210.122 - Voluntary placement agreements, children in state custody solely in need of mental health treatment — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.123 - Temporary alternative placement agreements — definitions — purpose — requirements — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.125 - Protective custody of child, who may take, reports required — temporary protective custody defined.

Section 210.127 - Diligent search for biological parents required, when.

Section 210.130 - Oral reports, when and where made — contents of reports.

Section 210.135 - Immunity from liability, when — exception — preliminary evaluation required, when.

Section 210.140 - Privileged communication not recognized, exception.

Section 210.143 - Exempt-from-licensure residential care facilities, orders to present child, when — assessment — court procedures — violation, penalty.

Section 210.145 - Telephone hotline for reports on child abuse — division duties, protocols, law enforcement contacted immediately, investigation conducted, when, exception — chief investigator named — family support team meetings, who may attend — r...

Section 210.146 - Evaluation by SAFE CARE provider required, when--referral to juvenile officer, when.

Section 210.147 - Confidentiality of family support team meetings, exceptions — form developed for core commitments made at meetings.

Section 210.148 - Juveniles with problem sexual behavior reports, procedure — definition — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.150 - Confidentiality of reports and records, exceptions — violations, penalty.

Section 210.152 - Reports of abuse or neglect — division to retain or remove certain information — confidential, released only to authorized persons — report removal, when — notice of agency's determination to retain or remove, sent when — case reope...

Section 210.153 - Child abuse and neglect review board, established, members, duties, records, rules.

Section 210.154 - Missouri task force on the prevention of infant abuse and neglect created, members, report.

Section 210.155 - Division to provide programs and information — division to continuously inform persons required to report and public as to toll-free telephones available for abuse reports.

Section 210.156 - Identifying information provided to state registrar, when — state registrar to provide certain records to division — confidentiality of information — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.160 - Guardian ad litem, how appointed — when — fee — volunteer advocates may be appointed to assist guardian — training program.

Section 210.165 - Penalty for violation.

Section 210.166 - Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure.

Section 210.167 - Report to school district on violations of compulsory school attendance law — referral by school district to prosecutor, when.

Section 210.170 - Children's trust fund board created — members, appointment — qualifications — terms — vacancies — removal procedure — staff — expenses — office of administration, duties.

Section 210.171 - Definitions.

Section 210.172 - Powers and duties of board.

Section 210.173 - Trust fund established — investment — disbursement, limitation, exception — exempt from transfer to general revenue.

Section 210.180 - Division employees to be trained.

Section 210.183 - Alleged perpetrator to be provided written description of investigation process.

Section 210.187 - Child abuse and neglect services and funding, task force on children's justice to make recommendations and award grant moneys.

Section 210.188 - Report to general assembly and governor, contents.

Section 210.192 - Child fatality review panel to investigate deaths — members — prosecutors and circuit attorneys to organize — report on investigations — immunity from civil liability.

Section 210.194 - Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements.

Section 210.195 - State technical assistance team, duties — regional coordinators, appointment, duties — state child fatality review panel, appointment, duties, findings and recommendations, content.

Section 210.196 - Hospitals and physicians, rules authorized for protocol and identifying suspicious deaths — child death pathologist, qualification, certification — rules, procedure — records, disclosure.

Section 210.201 - Definitions.

Section 210.203 - Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department.

Section 210.211 - License required — exceptions — written notice of licensure status, when — exemptions from maximum children.

Section 210.215 - Access to child and care providers during normal hours — exception court orders restricting access.

Section 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.

Section 210.223 - Safe sleep policy to be maintained, purpose — alternatives, written instructions required — definitions — training — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.231 - Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.

Section 210.241 - Judicial review.

Section 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.

Section 210.251 - State and federal funds to be made available to centers to upgrade standards — at-risk children program, limitation on requirements.

Section 210.252 - Fire, safety, health and sanitation inspections, procedure — variances to rules granted when — rules authorized.

Section 210.254 - Religious organization operating facilities exempt under licensing laws required to file parental notice of responsibility and fire, safety inspections annually.

Section 210.255 - Religious organizations operating facility in violation, procedure — noncompliance after notice, prosecutor may act or attorney general.

Section 210.256 - Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.

Section 210.257 - Rules, procedure to adopt.

Section 210.258 - Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children — discipline policies, explanation required for parent.

Section 210.259 - Nonreligious organization's agreement for child-care facility on property of religious organization not deemed to be exclusive control by religious organization.

Section 210.275 - Child care provided on elementary and secondary school property must comply with child-care licensure provisions.

Section 210.278 - Exempt from licensure, when.

Section 210.305 - Grandparent or relative placement preferred in emergency placements — definitions — diligent efforts search, when.

Section 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 inten...

Section 210.481 - Definitions.

Section 210.482 - Background checks for emergency placements, requirements, exceptions — cost, paid by whom.

Section 210.484 - Residential care facilities license required.

Section 210.485 - Civil liability, for-profit child-placing agency or residential care facility, when — state exemption.

Section 210.486 - License required, applicants to be investigated — provisional license, when — periods of validity.

Section 210.487 - Background checks for foster families, requirements — costs, paid by whom — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.491 - Investigation of certain facilities by the division, when — injunctive relief, when.

Section 210.493 - Background checks required, when, content — procedure — ineligibility of applicant, when — administrative review — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.496 - Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of licenses — grounds.

Section 210.498 - Access to records on the suspension or revocation of a foster home license — procedure for release of information — disclosure permitted, when.

Section 210.501 - Application for licensure, form, contents.

Section 210.506 - Rules, procedure — promulgation, persons to be consulted.

Section 210.511 - Division to assist applicants in meeting license requirements and establishing certain programs, how.

Section 210.516 - Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation.

Section 210.518 - Departments' duties, classification of services to children — interagency meetings for coordination of services.

Section 210.521 - Assistance for division in licensure of foster homes.

Section 210.526 - Grievance procedure for decisions of division, requirements — judicial review authorized.

Section 210.531 - Violations or false statements, penalty.

Section 210.535 - Foster care and adoption assistance under federal Social Security Act, amendments to plan and waivers to be submitted.

Section 210.536 - Cost of foster care, how paid — failure of parent to pay required amount, court orders against assets, collection procedure.

Section 210.537 - County foster parent associations may be established, duties of division.

Section 210.539 - State health insurance, foster parents may purchase, when.

Section 210.542 - Training and standards for foster parents to be provided, when — evaluation of foster parents.

Section 210.543 - Specialized foster parents, training, fiscal incentives.

Section 210.545 - Respite care facilities for foster families — rules and regulations — procedure.

Section 210.551 - Grievance procedure for decisions of division to be developed with cooperation of foster parents group.

Section 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, w...

Section 210.564 - Citation of law — foster care bill of rights.

Section 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...

Section 210.566 - Foster parents' bill of rights.

Section 210.568 - Juvenile offender regimented discipline program, certain counties — commitments, manner — vote required to establish program, ballot.

Section 210.570 - Text of compact.

Section 210.580 - Compact binding, when.

Section 210.590 - Courts and agencies to cooperate to promote purposes of compact.

Section 210.617 - Missouri state foster care and adoption board created, duties, members, expenses, meetings — written annual report, when.

Section 210.620 - Compact enacted, text of compact.

Section 210.620 - Compact enacted, text of compact.

Section 210.622 - Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.

Section 210.622 - Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when.

Section 210.625 - Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.

Section 210.625 - Financial responsibility for child, how fixed.

Section 210.630 - Definitions — governor's appointment of administrator authorized.

Section 210.635 - Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.

Section 210.635 - Placement authority of courts, retention of jurisdiction.

Section 210.640 - Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.

Section 210.640 - Placements from nonparty states, procedure for.

Section 210.650 - Contingent effective date.

Section 210.652 - Electronic exchanging of data and documents.

Section 210.660 - Definitions

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 210.675 - Permanency plan of another planned permanent living arrangement, prohibited for foster children under sixteen — findings required at hearing for such plan.

Section 210.680 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 210.700 - Definitions

Section 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.

Section 210.720 - Court-ordered custody — written report of status required for court review, when — permanency hearing when, purpose.

Section 210.730 - Court to have continuing jurisdiction for certain proceedings — duties to review children under continued foster care, when — goals.

Section 210.760 - Placement in foster care — division's duties — removal of children from school, restrictions.

Section 210.761 - Right to testify at foster care hearings, qualifications, limitation.

Section 210.762 - Family support team meetings to be held, when — who may attend — form to be used.

Section 210.764 - Certain case records available for review by parents or guardians.

Section 210.790 - Foster parent standing for court proceedings.

Section 210.817 - Definitions.

Section 210.818 - Relationship not dependent on marriage.

Section 210.819 - Parent and child relationship, how established.

Section 210.822 - Presumption of paternity — rebuttal of presumption, standard of proof.

Section 210.823 - Acknowledgment of paternity is considered a legal finding of paternity — rescinding the acknowledgment.

Section 210.824 - Artificial insemination, consent required, duties of physician, effect of physician's failure to comply with law — inspection of records permitted, when.

Section 210.826 - Determination of father and child relationship, who may bring action, when action may be brought.

Section 210.828 - Statute of limitations, exception — notification form required, when.

Section 210.829 - Jurisdiction, venue, severance — effect of failure to join action for necessaries.

Section 210.830 - Parties — guardian ad litem, when appointed.

Section 210.832 - Pretrial proceedings, informal hearing before master — testimony of party may be compelled, when — physician testimony not privileged, when — bond required when, amount — temporary support order issued, when.

Section 210.834 - Blood tests — expert defined.

Section 210.836 - Evidence relating to paternity.

Section 210.838 - Pretrial recommendation — actions, effect of party's refusal to accept.

Section 210.839 - Civil action, procedure — admissibility of evidence, parties — default judgment may be entered, when.

Section 210.841 - Judgment or order, contents — amount of support, presumption.

Section 210.842 - Costs.

Section 210.843 - Enforcement of judgment or order — payments to be made to circuit clerk or family support payment center — failure to comply, civil contempt.

Section 210.844 - Applicability of certain statutes.

Section 210.845 - Modification of decree, when — procedure, burden.

Section 210.846 - Hearings and records, confidentiality — inspection allowed, when.

Section 210.847 - Grandparents liable for support payments for grandchildren, when — amount of support, relevant factors.

Section 210.848 - Action to declare mother and child relationship.

Section 210.849 - Birth records.

Section 210.850 - Uniformity of application and construction.

Section 210.851 - Citation of law.

Section 210.852 - Application to actions commenced prior to effective date.

Section 210.853 - Parenting plan in paternity actions.

Section 210.854 - Paternity and support, setting aside of judgment, criteria — division to track cases.

Section 210.860 - Tax levy, amount, purposes — ballot — deposit of funds in special community children's services fund.

Section 210.861 - Board of directors, term, expenses, organization — powers — funds, expenditure, purpose, restrictions.

Section 210.865 - Information system, tracking of children by court and by certain state departments — information to be confidential, when.

Section 210.870 - Juvenile information governance commission created, members, duties, meetings, annual report.

Section 210.875 - Children's services commission study, purpose.

Section 210.877 - Courts and agencies to provide information.

Section 210.900 - Definitions.

Section 210.903 - Family care safety registry and access line established, contents.

Section 210.906 - Registration form, contents — violation, penalty — fees — voluntary registration permitted, when.

Section 210.909 - Department duties — information included in registry, when — registrant notification.

Section 210.912 - Right to appeal, procedure.

Section 210.915 - Departmental collaboration on registry information — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.918 - Toll-free telephone service maintained for access to information.

Section 210.921 - Release of registry information, when — limitations of disclosure — immunity from liability, when.

Section 210.922 - Use of registry information by certain departments, when.

Section 210.924 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 210.927 - Annual report, when, contents.

Section 210.933 - Registration qualifies as compliance with other background check requirements, elder-care workers, when.

Section 210.936 - Registry information deemed public record.

Section 210.950 - Safe place for newborns act — definitions — procedure — immunity from liability — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.1007 - List of children's products to be furnished to all child-care facilities by department — disposal of unsafe products — inspections by department — rulemaking authority.

Section 210.1012 - Amber alert system created — department to develop system regions — false report, penalty.

Section 210.1014 - Amber alert system oversight committee created, duties, members, compensation — rulemaking authority — Hailey's Law, integration into MULES — report.

Section 210.1030 - Task force created, members, duties — termination date.

Section 210.1050 - Full school day defined — foster child entitled to full school day of education — commissioner of education to be ombudsman.

Section 210.1080 - Background checks required — definitions — procedure — ineligible for employment, when — exemption, when — emergency rules — inapplicability, when.

Section 210.1200 - Task force created, purpose, members, officers, duties — reports to general assembly.

Section 210.1210 - Policy recommendations.

Section 210.1225 - Physical custody of child in division custody taken after hospitalization — reimbursement of hospital, when — emergency psychiatric treatment.

Section 210.1250 - Citation of law.

Section 210.1253 - Definitions.

Section 210.1256 - Department of social services to be notification agency — access to children by parents and guardians — adequate care requirements.

Section 210.1259 - Director of facility to provide notice — facility registration — inapplicability.

Section 210.1262 - Notification, filing, contents.

Section 210.1263 - Background checks required, when.

Section 210.1264 - Census and demographic information of children at facility and list of facility staff, when.

Section 210.1265 - Fire, safety, health, and sanitation inspections, facility to comply.

Section 210.1268 - Operation without proper notification, court injunction, when.

Section 210.1271 - Injunctive relief, when — cease operation orders, hearing — emergency temporary custody, when.

Section 210.1274 - Religious curriculum, program, or ministry — content not to be regulated by state.

Section 210.1280 - Facility compliance list to be maintained, contents.

Section 210.1283 - Failure to complete a background check, penalty.

Section 210.1286 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 210.1500 - Suspected victims of sex trafficking, law enforcement duties — division duties — procedure.

Section 210.1505 - Statewide council on sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children created — members, duties, report — expiration date.