Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation
Section 210.836 - Evidence relating to paternity.

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.