Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
210.921. Release of registry information, when — limitations of disclosure — immunity from liability, when. — 1. The department shall not provide any registry information pursuant to this section unless the department obtains the name and address of the person or entity requesting the information, and determines that the inquiry is for employment purposes only. For purposes of sections 210.900 to 210.936, "employment purposes" includes direct employer-employee relationships, prospective employer-employee relationships, direct or prospective independent contractor relationships of health care personnel with a supplemental health care services agency, as defined in section 198.640, and screening and interviewing of persons or facilities by those persons contemplating the placement of an individual in a child-care, elder-care, mental health, or personal-care setting. Disclosure of background information concerning a given applicant recorded by the department in the registry shall be limited to:
(1) Confirming whether the individual is listed in the registry; and
(2) Indicating whether the individual has been listed or named in any of the background checks listed in subsection 2 of section 210.903. If such individual has been so listed, the department of health and senior services shall only disclose the name of the background check in which the individual has been identified. With the exception of any agency licensed or contracted by the state to provide child care, elder care, mental health services, or personal care which shall receive specific information immediately if requested, any specific information related to such background check shall only be disclosed after the department has received a signed request from the person or entity requesting the information, with the person's or entity's name, address and reason for requesting the information.
2. Any person or entity requesting registry information shall be informed that the registry information provided pursuant to this section consists only of information relative to the state of Missouri and does not include information from other states or information that may be available from other states.
3. Any person who uses the information obtained from the registry for any purpose other than that specifically provided for in sections 210.900 to 210.936 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
4. When any registry information is disclosed pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section, the department shall notify the registrant of the name and address of the person or entity making the inquiry.
5. The department of health and senior services staff providing information pursuant to sections 210.900 to 210.936 shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result by reason of such actions; provided, however, any department of health and senior services staff person who releases registry information in bad faith or with ill intent shall not have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal. Any such person shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the release of registry information. The department is prohibited from selling the registry or any portion of the registry for any purpose including employment purposes as defined in subsection 1 of this section.
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(L. 1999 H.B. 490 & H.B. 308 § 10, A.L. 2001 S.B. 48, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1081, A.L. 2022 S.B. 710)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 210 - Child Protection and Reformation
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 210.100 - Violation a misdemeanor.
Section 210.108 - Dominic James Memorial Foster Care Reform Act, statutes involved.
Section 210.110 - Definitions.
Section 210.113 - Accreditation goal, when to be achieved.
Section 210.114 - Qualified immunity for private contractor, when — exceptions.
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 210.120 - Medical institution staff members, duties of.
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 210.150 - Confidentiality of reports and records, exceptions — violations, penalty.
Section 210.165 - Penalty for violation.
Section 210.166 - Medical neglect of child, who may bring action — procedure.
Section 210.171 - Definitions.
Section 210.172 - Powers and duties of board.
Section 210.180 - Division employees to be trained.
Section 210.183 - Alleged perpetrator to be provided written description of investigation process.
Section 210.188 - Report to general assembly and governor, contents.
Section 210.194 - Rules, guidelines and protocols — confidentiality requirements.
Section 210.201 - Definitions.
Section 210.203 - Complaints against child care facilities, open records to be kept by department.
Section 210.231 - Department of elementary and secondary education may delegate powers.
Section 210.241 - Judicial review.
Section 210.256 - Violations, penalties — injunction, procedure.
Section 210.257 - Rules, procedure to adopt.
Section 210.278 - Exempt from licensure, when.
Section 210.481 - Definitions.
Section 210.484 - Residential care facilities license required.
Section 210.496 - Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of licenses — grounds.
Section 210.501 - Application for licensure, form, contents.
Section 210.506 - Rules, procedure — promulgation, persons to be consulted.
Section 210.516 - Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation.
Section 210.521 - Assistance for division in licensure of foster homes.
Section 210.531 - Violations or false statements, penalty.
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 210.543 - Specialized foster parents, training, fiscal incentives.
Section 210.545 - Respite care facilities for foster families — rules and regulations — procedure.
Section 210.564 - Citation of law — foster care bill of rights.
Section 210.566 - Foster parents' bill of rights.
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 210.620 - Compact enacted, text of compact.
Section 210.620 - Compact enacted, text of compact.
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 210.680 - Rulemaking authority.
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 210.828 - 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 210.834 - 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 210.841 - Judgment or order, contents — amount of support, presumption.
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 210.848 - 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 210.875 - 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 210.912 - 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 210.922 - Use of registry information by certain departments, when.
Section 210.924 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 210.927 - Annual report, when, contents.
Section 210.936 - Registry information deemed public record.
Section 210.1030 - Task force created, members, duties — termination date.
Section 210.1210 - Policy recommendations.
Section 210.1250 - Citation of law.
Section 210.1253 - Definitions.
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 210.1265 - Fire, safety, health, and sanitation inspections, facility to comply.
Section 210.1268 - Operation without proper notification, court injunction, when.
Section 210.1280 - Facility compliance list to be maintained, contents.
Section 210.1283 - Failure to complete a background check, penalty.