FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1227
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESCHMIDT.
2395H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection210.110,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
healthscreeningsuponachild'sentryintocustody.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section210.110,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection210.110,toreadasfollows:
210.110.Asusedinsections210.109to210.165,andsections210.180to210.183,
2thefollowingtermsmean:
3 (1)"Abuse",anyphysicalinjury,sexualabuse,oremotionalabuseinflictedonachild
4otherthanbyaccidentalmeansbythoseresponsibleforthechild'scare,custody,andcontrol,
5exceptthatdisciplineincludingspanking,administeredinareasonablemanner,shallnotbe
6construedtobeabuse.Victimsofabuseshallalsoincludeanyvictimsofsextraffickingor
7severeformsoftraffickingasthosetermsaredefinedin[22U.S.C.78Section7102(9)-(10)]
822U.S.C.Section7102,asamended;
9 (2)"Assessmentandtreatmentservicesforchildren",anapproachtobedevelopedby
10thechildren'sdivisionwhichwillrecognizeandtreatthespecificneedsofat-riskandabused
11orneglectedchildren.Thedevelopmentalandmedicalassessmentmaybeabroadphysical,
12developmental,andmentalhealthscreening[tobecompletedwithinthirtydaysofachild's
13entryintocustodyand]thatshallbeinaccordancewiththetimeframessetforthunder
14paragraphs(a)and(b)ofthissubdivisionandtheperiodicityschedulesetforthbythe
15AmericanAcademyofPediatricsthereafteraslongasthechildremainsincare.Screenings
16maybeofferedatacentralizedlocationandshallinclude,ataminimum,thefollowing:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (a)Withinseventy-twohoursuponentryintocustody,acompletephysicaltobe
18performedbyapediatricianfamiliarwiththeeffectsofabuse[and] orneglectonyoung
19children. Thepediatricianwhoperformsthephysicalunderthisparagraphshallalso
20requestthechild'spastmedicalrecords,andafosterfamilyofthechildshallhave
21accesstoallmedicalrecordsunderthisparagraph.Anypersonreceivingsuchrequest
22shallfulfilltherequestwithinthirtydays; and
23 (b)Withinthirtydaysofthephysicalunderparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision,a
24developmental,behavioral,andemotionalscreeninginadditiontoearlyperiodicscreening,
25diagnosis,andtreatmentservices,includingacoresetofstandardizedandrecognized
26instrumentsaswellasinterviewswiththechildandappropriatecaregivers.Thescreening
27batterymaybeperformedbyalicensedmentalhealthprofessionalfamiliarwiththeeffectsof
28abuse[and]orneglectonyoungchildrenoraprimarycarephysicianusingastandardized
29assessmenttool,whowillthenserveastheliaisonbetweenallserviceprovidersinensuring
30thatneededservicesareprovided.Suchtreatmentservicesmayincludein-homeservices,
31out-of-homeplacement,intensivetwenty-four-hourtreatmentservices,familycounseling,
32parentingtrainingandotherbestpractices.
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34Childrenwhosescreeningsindicateanareaofconcernmaycompleteacomprehensive,in-
35depthhealth,psychodiagnostic,ordevelopmentalassessmentwithinsixtydaysofentryinto
36custody;
37 (3)"Centralregistry",aregistryofpersonswherethedivisionhasfoundprobable
38causetobelievepriortoAugust28,2004,orbyapreponderanceoftheevidenceafterAugust
3928,2004,oracourthassubstantiatedthroughcourtadjudicationthattheindividualhas
40committedchildabuseorneglectorthepersonhaspledguiltyorhasbeenfoundguiltyofa
41crimepursuanttosection565.020,565.021,565.023,565.024,565.050,566.030,566.060,or
42567.050ifthevictimisachildlessthaneighteenyearsofage,oranyothercrimepursuantto
43chapter566ifthevictimisachildlessthaneighteenyearsofageandtheperpetratoris
44twenty-oneyearsofageorolder,acrimeundersection568.020,568.030,568.045,568.050,
45568.060,568.080,568.090,573.023,573.025,573.035,573.037,573.040,573.200,or
46573.205,oranattempttocommitanysuchcrimes.Anypersonsplacedontheregistryprior
47toAugust28,2004,shallremainontheregistryforthedurationoftimerequiredbysection
48210.152;
49 (4)"Child",anyperson,regardlessofphysicalormentalcondition,undereighteen
50yearsofage;
51 (5)"Children'sservicesprovidersandagencies",anypublic,quasi-public,orprivate
52entitywiththeappropriateandrelevanttrainingandexpertiseindeliveringservicesto
53childrenandtheirfamiliesasdeterminedbythechildren'sdivision,andcapableofproviding
HB1227 2 54directservicesandotherfamilyservicesforchildreninthecustodyofthechildren'sdivision
55oranysuchentitiesoragenciesthatarereceivingstatemoneysforsuchservices;
56 (6)"Director",thedirectoroftheMissourichildren'sdivisionwithinthedepartment
57ofsocialservices;
58 (7)"Division",theMissourichildren'sdivisionwithinthedepartmentofsocial
59services;
60 (8)"Familyassessmentandservices",anapproachtobedevelopedbythechildren's
61divisionwhichwillprovideforapromptassessmentofachildwhohasbeenreportedtothe
62divisionasavictimofabuseorneglectbyapersonresponsibleforthatchild'scare,custody
63orcontrolandofthatchild'sfamily,includingriskofabuseandneglectand,ifnecessary,the
64provisionofcommunity-basedservicestoreducetheriskandsupportthefamily;
65 (9)"Familysupportteammeeting"or"teammeeting",ameetingconvenedbythe
66divisionorchildren'sservicesproviderinbehalfofthefamilyand/orchildforthepurposeof
67determiningserviceandtreatmentneeds,determiningtheneedforplacementanddeveloping
68aplanforreunificationorotherpermanencyoptions,determiningtheappropriateplacement
69ofthechild,evaluatingcaseprogress,andestablishingandrevisingthecaseplan;
70 (10)"Investigation",thecollectionofphysicaland[verbal] oralevidenceto
71determineifachildhasbeenabusedorneglected;
72 (11)"Jailordetentioncenterpersonnel",employeesandvolunteersworkinginany
73premisesorinstitutionwhereincarceration,evaluation,care,treatmentorrehabilitationis
74providedtopersonswhoarebeingheldundercustodyofthelaw;
75 (12)"Neglect",failuretoprovide,bythoseresponsibleforthecare,custody,and
76controlofthechild,theproperornecessarysupport,educationasrequiredbylaw,nutritionor
77medical,surgical,oranyothercarenecessaryforthechild'swell-being.Victimsofneglect
78shallalsoincludeanyvictimsofsextraffickingorsevereformsoftraffickingasthoseterms
79aredefinedin[22U.S.C.78Section7102(9)-(10)] 22U.S.C.Section7102,asamended;
80 (13)"Preponderanceoftheevidence",thatdegreeofevidencethatisofgreater
81weightormoreconvincingthantheevidencewhichisofferedinoppositiontoitorevidence
82whichasawholeshowsthefacttobeprovedtobemoreprobablethannot;
83 (14)"Probablecause",availablefactswhenviewedinthelightofsurrounding
84circumstanceswhichwouldcauseareasonablepersontobelieveachildwasabusedor
85neglected;
86 (15)"Report",thecommunicationofanallegationofchildabuseorneglecttothe
87divisionpursuanttosection210.115;
88 (16)"Thoseresponsibleforthecare,custody,andcontrolofthechild",includes,but
89isnotlimitedto:
90 (a)Theparentsorlegalguardiansofachild;
HB1227 3 91 (b)Othermembersofthechild'shousehold;
92 (c)Thoseexercisingsupervisionoverachildforanypartofatwenty-four-hourday;
93 (d)Anyadultpersonwhohasaccesstothechildbasedonrelationshiptotheparents
94ofthechildormembersofthechild'shouseholdorthefamily;
95 (e)Anypersonwhotakescontrolofthechildbydeception,force,orcoercion;or
96 (f)Schoolpersonnel,contractors,andvolunteers,iftherelationshipwiththechild
97wasestablishedthroughtheschoolorthroughschool-relatedactivities,evenifthealleged
98abuseorneglectoccurredoutsideofschoolhoursoroffschoolgrounds.
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