FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.409
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESHARPE(4).
0622H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection210.1253,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
residentialcarefacilities.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section210.1253,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection210.1253,toreadasfollows:
210.1253.Asusedinsections210.1250to210.1286,unlessthecontextclearly
2providesotherwise,thefollowingtermsmean:
3 (1)"Accesstochildren",directcontactwithchildrenonacontinual,frequent,
4andmeaningfulbasisinthedeliveryoftreatment,consulting,religious,educational,or
5sportsactivitiesorrecreationalorentertainmentservices;
6 (2)"Child",apersonwhoisundereighteenyearsofage;
7 [(2)](3)"Department",thedepartmentofsocialservices,orthechildren'sdivision
8withinthedepartmentofsocialservices,asdeterminedbythedepartment;
9 [(3)](4)"Director",apersonwhoisresponsiblefortheoperationoftheresidential
10carefacility;
11 [(4)](5)"Exempt-from-licensure"or"license-exempt",aresidentialcarefacilitythat
12isnotrequiredtobelicensedundersection210.516;
13 [(5)] (6)"Person",anindividual,partnership,organization,association,or
14corporation;
15 [(6)](7)"Residentialcarefacility",anyplace,facility,orhomeoperatedbyany
16personwhoreceiveschildrenwhoarenotrelatedtotheoperatorandwhoseparentor
17guardianisnotaresidentofthesamefacilityandthatprovidessuchchildrenwith
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18supervision,care,lodging,andmaintenancefortwenty-fourhoursaday,withorwithout
19transferofcustody.
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