| 1 | 1 | | SECONDREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.1695 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESPARKS. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3636H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections192.2405and210.115,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofsixnewsections |
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| 8 | 8 | | relatingtoreportingofabuseandneglect,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections192.2405and210.115,RSMo,arerepealedandsixnewsections |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections192.2405,192.2510,210.115,210.191, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3273.410,and273.415,toreadasfollows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 192.2405.1.Thefollowingpersonsshallberequiredtoimmediatelyreportorcause |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2areporttobemadetothedepartmentundersections192.2400to192.2470: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3 (1)Anypersonhavingreasonablecausetosuspectthataneligibleadultpresentsa |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4likelihoodofsufferingseriousphysicalharm,orbullyingasdefinedinsubdivision(2)of |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5section192.2400,andisinneedofprotectiveservices;and |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6 (2)Anyadultdaycareworker,chiropractor,ChristianSciencepractitioner,coroner, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7dentist,embalmer,employeeofthedepartmentsofsocialservices,mentalhealth,orhealth |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8andseniorservices,employeeofalocalareaagencyonagingoranorganizedareaagencyon |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9agingprogram,emergencymedicaltechnician,firefighter,firstresponder,funeraldirector, |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10homehealthagency,homehealthagencyemployee,hospitalandclinicpersonnelengagedin |
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| 23 | 23 | | 11thecareortreatmentofothers,in-homeservicesownerorprovider,in-homeservicesoperator |
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| 24 | 24 | | 12oremployee,lawenforcementofficer,long-termcarefacilityadministratororemployee, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 13medicalexaminer,medicalresidentorintern,mentalhealthprofessional,minister,nurse, |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14nursepractitioner,optometrist,otherhealthpractitioner,peaceofficer,pharmacist,physical |
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| 27 | 27 | | 15therapist,physician,physician'sassistant,podiatrist,probationorparoleofficer,psychologist, |
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| 28 | 28 | | 16socialworker,animalcontrolofficer,animalhumaneinvestigatorasdefinedinsection |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17273.415,orotherpersonwiththeresponsibilityforthecareofaneligibleadultwhohas |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18reasonablecausetosuspectthattheeligibleadulthasbeensubjectedtoabuseorneglector |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19observestheeligibleadultbeingsubjectedtoconditionsorcircumstanceswhichwould |
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| 33 | 33 | | 20reasonablyresultinabuseorneglect.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthissection,a |
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| 34 | 34 | | 21dulyordainedminister,clergy,religiousworker,orChristianSciencepractitionerwhile |
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| 35 | 35 | | 22functioninginhisorherministerialcapacityshallnotberequiredtoreportconcerninga |
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| 36 | 36 | | 23privilegedcommunicationmadetohimorherinhisorherprofessionalcapacity. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 24 2.Anyotherpersonwhobecomesawareofcircumstancesthatmayreasonablybe |
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| 38 | 38 | | 25expectedtobetheresultof,orresultin,abuseorneglectofaneligibleadultmayreporttothe |
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| 39 | 39 | | 26department. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 27 3.Thepenaltyforfailingtoreportasrequiredundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection1 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 28ofthissectionisprovidedundersection565.188. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 29 4.Asusedinthissection,"firstresponder"meansanypersontrainedandauthorized |
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| 43 | 43 | | 30bylaworruletorenderemergencymedicalassistanceortreatment.Suchpersonsmay |
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| 44 | 44 | | 31include,butshallnotbelimitedto,emergencyfirstresponders,policeofficers,sheriffs, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 32deputysheriffs,firefighters,oremergencymedicaltechnicians. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 192.2510.1.Allpersonsprovidingprotectiveservicestoeligibleadults,assuch |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2termsaredefinedinsection192.2400,andwhohavedirectcontactwithsuchadults, |
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| 48 | 48 | | 3shallberequiredtocompleteatleastonehouroftrainingwithinthefirstsixtydaysof |
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| 49 | 49 | | 4employment.Thetrainingshallincludethefollowing: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 5 (1)Requirementstoreportcompanionanimalabuseorneglectundersection |
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| 51 | 51 | | 6273.410; |
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| 52 | 52 | | 7 (2)Howtoidentifycompanionanimalabuseorneglect; |
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| 53 | 53 | | 8 (3)Howtomakeareportofcompanionanimalabuseorneglect;and |
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| 54 | 54 | | 9 (4)Therelationshipbetweeneligibleadultabuseorneglectandcompanion |
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| 55 | 55 | | 10animalabuseorneglect. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 11 2.Thedepartmentofhealthandseniorservices,inconsultationwithanimal |
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| 57 | 57 | | 12welfareassociations,shalldeveloporadaptanduseavailabletrainingmaterialsforthe |
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| 58 | 58 | | 13trainingrequiredunderthissection.Personsrequiredtocompletetrainingunderthis |
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| 59 | 59 | | 14sectionshallbeprovidedwithopportunitiestodosoduringregularworkinghours. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 15 3.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean: |
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| 61 | 61 | | 16 (1)"Animalwelfareorganization",anonprofitorganizationthatisestablished |
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| 62 | 62 | | 17topromoteanimalwelfare,isrecognizedbytheInternalRevenueServiceastaxexempt |
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| 63 | 63 | | 18undertheprovisionsoftheInternalRevenueCodeSection501(c)(3)or501(c)(4),orthe |
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| 64 | 64 | | 19correspondingsectionofanyfuturetaxcode,andisregisteredwiththesecretaryofstate |
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| 65 | 65 | | 20underchapter355; |
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| 66 | 66 | | 21 (2)"Companionanimal",thesamemeaningasinsection273.410. |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB1695 2 210.115.1.Whenanyphysician,medicalexaminer,coroner,dentist,chiropractor, |
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| 68 | 68 | | 2optometrist,podiatrist,resident,intern,nurse,hospitalorclinicpersonnelthatareengagedin |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3theexamination,care,treatmentorresearchofpersons,andanyotherhealthpractitioner, |
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| 70 | 70 | | 4psychologist,mentalhealthprofessional,socialworker,daycarecenterworkerorotherchild- |
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| 71 | 71 | | 5careworker,juvenileofficer,probationorparoleofficer,jailordetentioncenterpersonnel, |
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| 72 | 72 | | 6teacher,principalorotherschoolofficial,ministerasprovidedbysection352.400,peace |
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| 73 | 73 | | 7officerorlawenforcementofficial,animalcontrolofficer,animalhumaneinvestigatoras |
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| 74 | 74 | | 8definedinsection273.415,volunteerorpersonnelofacommunityserviceprogramthat |
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| 75 | 75 | | 9offerssupportservicesforfamiliesincrisistoassistinthedelegationofanypowersregarding |
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| 76 | 76 | | 10thecareandcustodyofachildbyaproperlyexecutedpowerofattorneypursuanttosections |
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| 77 | 77 | | 11475.600to475.604,orotherpersonwithresponsibilityforthecareofchildrenhasreasonable |
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| 78 | 78 | | 12causetosuspectthatachildhasbeenormaybesubjectedtoabuseorneglectorobservesa |
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| 79 | 79 | | 13childbeingsubjectedtoconditionsorcircumstanceswhichwouldreasonablyresultinabuse |
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| 80 | 80 | | 14orneglect,thatpersonshallimmediatelyreporttothedivisioninaccordancewiththe |
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| 81 | 81 | | 15provisionsofsections210.109to210.183.Nointernalinvestigationshallbeinitiateduntil |
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| 82 | 82 | | 16suchareporthasbeenmade.Asusedinthissection,theterm"abuse"isnotlimitedtoabuse |
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| 83 | 83 | | 17inflictedbyapersonresponsibleforthechild'scare,custodyandcontrolasspecifiedin |
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| 84 | 84 | | 18section210.110,butshallalsoincludeabuseinflictedbyanyotherperson. |
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| 85 | 85 | | 19 2.Iftwoormoremembersofamedicalinstitutionwhoarerequiredtoreportjointly |
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| 86 | 86 | | 20haveknowledgeofaknownorsuspectedinstanceofchildabuseorneglect,asinglereport |
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| 87 | 87 | | 21maybemadebyadesignatedmemberofthatmedicalteam.Anymemberwhohas |
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| 88 | 88 | | 22knowledgethatthememberdesignatedtoreporthasfailedtodososhallthereafter |
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| 89 | 89 | | 23immediatelymakethereport.Nothinginthissection,however,ismeanttoprecludeany |
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| 90 | 90 | | 24personfromreportingabuseorneglect. |
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| 91 | 91 | | 25 3.Thereportingrequirementsunderthissectionareindividual,andnosupervisoror |
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| 92 | 92 | | 26administratormayimpedeorinhibitanyreportingunderthissection.Nopersonmakinga |
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| 93 | 93 | | 27reportunderthissectionshallbesubjecttoanysanction,includinganyadverseemployment |
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| 94 | 94 | | 28action,formakingsuchreport.Everyemployershallensurethatanyemployeerequiredto |
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| 95 | 95 | | 29reportpursuanttosubsection1ofthissectionhasimmediateandunrestrictedaccessto |
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| 96 | 96 | | 30communicationstechnologynecessarytomakeanimmediatereportandistemporarily |
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| 97 | 97 | | 31relievedofotherworkdutiesforsuchtimeasisrequiredtomakeanyreportrequiredunder |
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| 98 | 98 | | 32subsection1ofthissection. |
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| 99 | 99 | | 33 4.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofsections210.109to210.183,anychildwho |
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| 100 | 100 | | 34doesnotreceivespecifiedmedicaltreatmentbyreasonofthelegitimatepracticeofthe |
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| 101 | 101 | | 35religiousbeliefofthechild'sparents,guardian,orotherslegallyresponsibleforthechild,for |
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| 102 | 102 | | 36thatreasonalone,shallnotbefoundtobeanabusedorneglectedchild,andsuchparents, |
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| 103 | 103 | | 37guardianorotherpersonslegallyresponsibleforthechildshallnotbeenteredintothecentral |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB1695 3 38registry.However,thedivisionmayacceptreportsconcerningsuchachildandmay |
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| 105 | 105 | | 39subsequentlyinvestigateorconductafamilyassessmentasaresultofthatreport.Suchan |
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| 106 | 106 | | 40exceptionshallnotlimittheadministrativeorjudicialauthorityofthestatetoensurethat |
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| 107 | 107 | | 41medicalservicesareprovidedtothechildwhenthechild'shealthrequiresit. |
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| 108 | 108 | | 42 5.Inadditiontothosepersonsandofficialsrequiredtoreportactualorsuspected |
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| 109 | 109 | | 43abuseorneglect,anyotherpersonmayreportinaccordancewithsections210.109to210.183 |
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| 110 | 110 | | 44ifsuchpersonhasreasonablecausetosuspectthatachildhasbeenormaybesubjectedto |
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| 111 | 111 | | 45abuseorneglectorobservesachildbeingsubjectedtoconditionsorcircumstanceswhich |
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| 112 | 112 | | 46wouldreasonablyresultinabuseorneglect. |
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| 113 | 113 | | 47 6.Anypersonorofficialrequiredtoreportpursuanttothissection,including |
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| 114 | 114 | | 48employeesofthedivision,whohasprobablecausetosuspectthatachildwhoisormaybe |
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| 115 | 115 | | 49undertheageofeighteen,whoiseligibletoreceiveacertificateoflivebirth,hasdiedshall |
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| 116 | 116 | | 50reportthatfacttotheappropriatemedicalexaminerorcoroner.If,uponreviewofthe |
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| 117 | 117 | | 51circumstancesandmedicalinformation,themedicalexaminerorcoronerdeterminesthatthe |
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| 118 | 118 | | 52childdiedofnaturalcauseswhileundermedicalcareforanestablishednaturaldisease,the |
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| 119 | 119 | | 53coroner,medicalexaminerorphysicianshallnotifythedivisionofthechild'sdeathandthat |
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| 120 | 120 | | 54thechild'sattendingphysicianshallbesigningthedeathcertificate.Inallothercases,the |
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| 121 | 121 | | 55medicalexaminerorcoronershallacceptthereportforinvestigation,shallimmediatelynotify |
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| 122 | 122 | | 56thedivisionofthechild'sdeathasrequiredinsection58.452andshallreportthefindingsto |
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| 123 | 123 | | 57thechildfatalityreviewpanelestablishedpursuanttosection210.192. |
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| 124 | 124 | | 58 7.Anypersonorindividualrequiredtoreportmayalsoreportthesuspicionofabuse |
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| 125 | 125 | | 59orneglecttoanylawenforcementagencyorjuvenileoffice.Suchreportshallnot,however, |
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| 126 | 126 | | 60taketheplaceofreportingtothedivision. |
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| 127 | 127 | | 61 8.Ifanindividualrequiredtoreportsuspectedinstancesofabuseorneglectpursuant |
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| 128 | 128 | | 62tothissectionhasreasontobelievethatthevictimofsuchabuseorneglectisaresidentof |
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| 129 | 129 | | 63anotherstateorwasinjuredasaresultofanactwhichoccurredinanotherstate,theperson |
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| 130 | 130 | | 64requiredtoreportsuchabuseorneglectmay,inlieuofreportingtotheMissourichildren's |
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| 131 | 131 | | 65division,makesuchareporttothechildprotectionagencyoftheotherstatewiththeauthority |
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| 132 | 132 | | 66toreceivesuchreportspursuanttothelawsofsuchotherstate.Ifsuchagencyacceptsthe |
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| 133 | 133 | | 67report,noreportisrequiredtobemade,butmaybemade,tothechildren'sdivision. |
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| 134 | 134 | | 68 9.Forthepurposesofprovidingsupportiveservicesorverifyingthestatusofayouth |
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| 135 | 135 | | 69asunaccompaniedorhomelessforthepurposesofaccessingsupportiveservices,thefactthat |
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| 136 | 136 | | 70achildisanunaccompaniedyouthasdefinedin42U.S.C.Section11434a(6)isnot,inandof |
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| 137 | 137 | | 71itself,asufficientbasisforreportingchildabuseorneglect,unlessthechildisundersixteen |
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| 138 | 138 | | 72yearsofageorisanincapacitatedperson,asdefinedinsection475.010.Nothinginthis |
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| 139 | 139 | | 73subsectionshalllimitamandatedreporterfrommakingareportunderthissectionifthe |
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| 140 | 140 | | HB1695 4 74mandatedreporterknowsorhasreasonablecausetosuspectthatanunaccompaniedyouthhas |
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| 141 | 141 | | 75beenormaybeavictimofabuseorneglect. |
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| 142 | 142 | | 210.191.1.Allchildren'sdivisionemployees,andcontractorsforchildren's |
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| 143 | 143 | | 2services,whohavedirectcontactwithchildrenthroughthestate'schildprotectionand |
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| 144 | 144 | | 3welfaresystemshallberequiredtocompleteatleastonehourofcompanionanimal |
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| 145 | 145 | | 4abuseorneglecttrainingwithinthefirstsixtydaysofemploymentorcontract.The |
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| 146 | 146 | | 5trainingshallincludethefollowing: |
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| 147 | 147 | | 6 (1)Requirementstoreportcompanionanimalabuseorneglectundersection |
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| 148 | 148 | | 7273.410; |
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| 149 | 149 | | 8 (2)Howtoidentifycompanionanimalabuseorneglect; |
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| 150 | 150 | | 9 (3)Howtomakeareportofcompanionanimalabuseorneglect;and |
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| 151 | 151 | | 10 (4)Therelationshipbetweenchildabuseorneglectandcompanionanimalabuse |
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| 152 | 152 | | 11orneglect. |
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| 153 | 153 | | 12 2.Thedivision,inconsultationwithanimalwelfareassociations,shalldevelopor |
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| 154 | 154 | | 13adaptanduseavailabletrainingmaterialsforthetrainingrequiredunderthissection. |
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| 155 | 155 | | 14Personsrequiredtocompletetrainingunderthissectionshallbeprovidedwith |
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| 156 | 156 | | 15opportunitiestodosoduringregularworkinghours. |
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| 157 | 157 | | 16 3.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean: |
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| 158 | 158 | | 17 (1)"Animalwelfareorganization",thesamemeaningasinsection192.2510; |
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| 159 | 159 | | 18 (2)"Companionanimal",thesamemeaningasinsection273.410. |
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| 160 | 160 | | 273.410.1.Whenanypsychologist,mentalhealthprofessional,socialworker, |
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| 161 | 161 | | 2schoolcounselor,teacher,orotherschoolprofessional,orlawenforcementofficer, |
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| 162 | 162 | | 3juvenileofficer,probationorparoleofficer,homehealthaide,adultprotectiveservices |
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| 163 | 163 | | 4worker,orvolunteerorpersonnelofacommunityserviceprogramthatofferssupport |
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| 164 | 164 | | 5oradvocacyservicesforchildreninfostercarehasreasonablecausetosuspectthata |
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| 165 | 165 | | 6companionanimalhasbeenormaybesubjectedtoabuseorneglectorobservesa |
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| 166 | 166 | | 7companionanimalbeingsubjectedtoconditionsorcircumstancesthatwould |
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| 167 | 167 | | 8reasonablyresultinabuseorneglect,thatpersonshallimmediatelymakeareportto |
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| 168 | 168 | | 9thehotlineestablishedandoperatedbytheMissouriAnimalControlAssociation |
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| 169 | 169 | | 10(MACA). |
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| 170 | 170 | | 11 2.Thehotlineworkershallrequestallofthefollowinginformationforthe |
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| 171 | 171 | | 12report: |
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| 172 | 172 | | 13 (1)Thenameanddescriptionofthecompanionanimalinvolved,ifknown; |
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| 173 | 173 | | 14 (2)Theaddressandtelephonenumberoftheownerorotherpersonresponsible |
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| 174 | 174 | | 15forthecareofthecompanionanimal,ifknown; |
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| 175 | 175 | | 16 (3)Thenatureandextentofthesuspectedabuseorneglect;and |
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| 176 | 176 | | HB1695 5 17 (4)Anyotherinformationthatthepersonmakingthereportbelievesmaybe |
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| 177 | 177 | | 18usefulinestablishingtheexistenceofthesuspectedabuseorneglectortheidentityofthe |
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| 178 | 178 | | 19personcausingtheabuseorneglect. |
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| 179 | 179 | | 20 3.Uponreceivingareportofsuspectedabuseorneglect,MACAshallprovide |
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| 180 | 180 | | 21thereporttoanydulyauthorizedlawenforcementofficial,countyormunicipalanimal |
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| 181 | 181 | | 22controlofficer,oranyMissouripeaceofficerstandardsandtraining(POST)certifiedor |
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| 182 | 182 | | 23MACA-certifiedanimalcrueltyinvestigator. |
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| 183 | 183 | | 24 4.Anypersonrequiredtoreportcompanionanimalabuseorneglectunderthis |
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| 184 | 184 | | 25sectionshallbeimmunefromcivilorcriminalliabilityinconnectionwithmakingany |
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| 185 | 185 | | 26requiredreportsifthepersonactedingoodfaithwhenmakingsuchreport. |
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| 186 | 186 | | 27 5.Nopersonrequiredtomakeareportofcompanionanimalabuseorneglect |
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| 187 | 187 | | 28underthissectionshallknowinglymakeafalsereport.Thepenaltyformakingafalse |
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| 188 | 188 | | 29reportandthedefensestoprosecutionshallbethesameasundersection575.080. |
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| 189 | 189 | | 30 6.Ifanagencyorpoliticalsubdivisionofthestatedeterminesthatanemployee |
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| 190 | 190 | | 31whoisamandatedreporterunderthissectionhasfailedtomakeareportasrequiredby |
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| 191 | 191 | | 32thissection,theagencyorpoliticalsubdivisionshallissueawrittennoticetosuch |
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| 192 | 192 | | 33employeethatshallincludeafindingoffactsinsupportofthefailuretomakeareport |
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| 193 | 193 | | 34andanexplanationofthereportingrequirement.Suchnoticeshallnotberetainedina |
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| 194 | 194 | | 35permanentemploymentfileandshallberetainedinaseparatefileordatabase |
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| 195 | 195 | | 36maintainedbytheagencyorpoliticalsubdivision.Suchnoticeshallbeconsidereda |
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| 196 | 196 | | 37closedrecordundertheprovisionsofchapter610. |
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| 197 | 197 | | 38 7.Anypersonrequiredtomakeareportunderthissectionwhoissubjectto |
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| 198 | 198 | | 39professionallicensureandwhofailstomakeareportasrequiredbythissectionshallbe |
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| 199 | 199 | | 40subjecttodisciplinebyhisorherrespectivelicensingboardasfollows: |
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| 200 | 200 | | 41 (1)Forthefirstinstanceofafailuretoreport,thelicensingboardshallissuea |
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| 201 | 201 | | 42writtennoticetosuchemployeethatshallincludeafindingoffactsinsupportofthe |
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| 202 | 202 | | 43failuretomakeareportandanexplanationofthereportingrequirement; |
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| 203 | 203 | | 44 (2)Forasecondinstanceofafailuretoreport,thelicensingboardshallimposea |
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| 204 | 204 | | 45fineofonehundreddollars;and |
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| 205 | 205 | | 46 (3)Forathirdandeachsubsequentinstanceofafailuretoreport,thelicensing |
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| 206 | 206 | | 47boardshallimposeafineoffivehundreddollars. |
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| 207 | 207 | | 48 8.Asusedinthissection,theterm"companionanimal"meansalivingcreature |
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| 208 | 208 | | 49maintainedbyahouseholdmemberforcompanionshipandnotcommercialpurposes. |
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| 209 | 209 | | 273.415.1.Allpersonsemployedorservingasanimalcontrolofficersoranimal |
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| 210 | 210 | | 2humaneinvestigatorswhohavedirectcontactwithcompanionanimalsshallberequired |
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| 211 | 211 | | 3tocompleteatleastonehouroftrainingwithinthefirstsixtydaysofemployment.The |
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| 212 | 212 | | 4trainingshallincludethefollowing: |
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| 213 | 213 | | HB1695 6 5 (1)Requirementstoreportchildabuseorneglectundersection210.115or |
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| 214 | 214 | | 6eligiblepersonabuseorneglectundersection192.2405andthepenaltiesassociatedwith |
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| 215 | 215 | | 7failuretoreportsuchabuseorneglect; |
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| 216 | 216 | | 8 (2)Howtoidentifychildoreligiblepersonabuseorneglect; |
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| 217 | 217 | | 9 (3)Howtomakeareportofchildoreligiblepersonabuseorneglect;and |
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| 218 | 218 | | 10 (4)Therelationshipbetweenchild,eligibleadult,andcompanionanimalabuse |
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| 219 | 219 | | 11orneglect. |
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| 220 | 220 | | 12 2.Thechildren'sdivisionandthedepartmentofhealthandseniorservices,in |
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| 221 | 221 | | 13consultationwithanimalwelfareassociations,shalldeveloporadaptanduseavailable |
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| 222 | 222 | | 14trainingmaterialsforthetrainingrequiredunderthissection.Personsrequiredto |
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| 223 | 223 | | 15completetrainingunderthissectionshallbeprovidedwithopportunitiestodosoduring |
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| 224 | 224 | | 16regularworkinghours. |
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| 225 | 225 | | 17 3.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsshallmean: |
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| 226 | 226 | | 18 (1)"Animalhumaneinvestigator",adulyauthorizedcountyormunicipal |
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| 227 | 227 | | 19animalcontrolofficeroranyMissouripeaceofficerstandardsandtraining(POST) |
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| 228 | 228 | | 20certifiedorMissouriAnimalControlAssociation(MACA)certifiedanimalcruelty |
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| 229 | 229 | | 21investigator; |
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| 230 | 230 | | 22 (2)"Animalwelfareorganization",thesamemeaningasinsection192.2510; |
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| 231 | 231 | | 23 (3)"Companionanimal",thesamemeaningasinsection273.410. |
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| 233 | 233 | | HB1695 7 |
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