Effective - 28 Aug 2011
211.207. Youth services division may request evaluation — procedure after evaluation — transfer of custody. — 1. If a child is committed to the division of youth services and subsequently appears to be mentally disordered, as defined in chapter 630, the division shall refer the child to the department of mental health for evaluation. The evaluation shall be performed within twenty days by a mental health facility or regional center operated by the department of mental health and, if practicable, on an outpatient basis, for the purpose of determining whether inpatient care at a mental health facility or residential habilitation in a developmental disability facility is appropriate because the child meets the criteria specified in subsection 2 of section 211.202 or in section 633.120, respectively.
2. If, as a result of the evaluation, the director of the department of mental health, or his designee, determines that the child is not mentally disordered so as to require inpatient care and treatment in a mental health facility or residential habilitation in a developmental disability facility, the director, or his designee, shall so notify the director of the division of youth services. If the child was evaluated on an inpatient or residential basis, the child shall be returned to the division of youth services.
3. If the director of the department of mental health, or his designee, determines that the child requires inpatient care and treatment at a mental health facility operated by the department of mental health or residential habilitation in a developmental disability facility operated by the department of mental health, the director, or his designee, shall notify the director of the division of youth services that admission is appropriate. The director of the division may transfer the physical custody of the child to the department of mental health for admission to a department of mental health facility and the department of mental health shall accept the transfer subject to the availability of suitable accommodations.
4. The director of the department of mental health, or his designee, shall cause an individualized treatment or habilitation plan to be prepared by the mental health facility or developmental disability facility for each child. The mental health facility or developmental disability facility shall review the status of the child at least once every thirty days. If, as a result of any such review, it is determined that inpatient care and treatment at a mental health facility or residential habilitation in a developmental disability facility is no longer appropriate for the child because the child does not meet the criteria specified in subsection 2 of section 211.202 or in section 633.120, respectively, the director of the department of mental health, or his designee, shall so notify the director of the division of youth services and shall return the child to the custody of the division.
5. If a child for any reason ceases to come under the jurisdiction of the division of youth services, he may be retained in a mental health facility or developmental disability facility only as otherwise provided by law.
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(L. 1980 H.B. 1724, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Section 211.011 - Purpose of law — how construed.
Section 211.021 - Definitions.
Section 211.023 - Juvenile court commissioner, appointment, where, term, compensation.
Section 211.037 - Nonoffending parent, child returned to custody of, when.
Section 211.051 - Jurisdiction as to custody of child not exclusive.
Section 211.069 - Citation of law.
Section 211.085 - Court may order work in restitution for child — child not an employee.
Section 211.101 - Issuance of summons — notice — temporary custody of child — subpoenas.
Section 211.111 - Summons, how served.
Section 211.121 - Failure to respond to summons, contempt — warrant for custodian of child.
Section 211.132 - Parent, guardian may be made party to proceeding.
Section 211.135 - Appearance of child in court, when.
Section 211.151 - Places of detention — photographing and fingerprinting, restrictions.
Section 211.156 - Care and detention of certain children by county, contribution by state, when.
Section 211.161 - Court may require physical or mental examination — costs paid by county.
Section 211.177 - Grandparent's right to intervene in action, restrictions, termination.
Section 211.180 - Family preservation screenings, conducted when, results.
Section 211.188 - Court may order work for restitution — not an employee.
Section 211.202 - Mentally disordered children, evaluation — disposition — review by court.
Section 211.203 - Developmentally disabled children, evaluation — disposition — review by court.
Section 211.221 - Religion considered in placing child.
Section 211.251 - Modification of court orders.
Section 211.271 - Court orders not to affect civil rights — not evidence, exception.
Section 211.281 - Costs how adjudged, collected.
Section 211.311 - Clerk of circuit court to act for juvenile court.
Section 211.319 - Juvenile court records and proceedings, abuse and neglect cases, procedure.
Section 211.341 - Detention facilities, how provided — government (third and fourth class counties).
Section 211.343 - Detention facilities, standards and rules for operation.
Section 211.355 - Missouri state juvenile justice advisory board, members, report.
Section 211.381 - Compensation of juvenile court personnel — expenses — salary adjustments.
Section 211.382 - Professionals retained by juvenile court, when.
Section 211.401 - Duties of juvenile officers — may make arrests — cooperation.
Section 211.411 - Law enforcement officials to assist and cooperate with juvenile officers.
Section 211.421 - Endangering the welfare of a child or interfering with orders of court.
Section 211.431 - Violation of law, class A misdemeanor.
Section 211.442 - Definitions.
Section 211.443 - Construction of sections 211.442 to 211.487.
Section 211.444 - Termination of parental rights, when.
Section 211.453 - Service of summons, how made — when required — waiver of summons.
Section 211.487 - Application of sections 211.442 to 211.487 — what law to govern.
Section 211.500 - Establishment of regional juvenile detention districts, when.