2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 191 Health and Welfare
Section 191.739 Protective and preventive services to be provided by department of social services, duties.
Protective and preventive services to be provided by department of social services, duties.
191.739. 1. The department of social services shall provide protective services for children that meet the criteria established in section 191.737. In addition the department of social services may provide preventive services for children that meet the criteria established in section 191.737.
2. No department shall cease providing services for any child exposed to substances as set forth in section 191.737 wherein a physician or health care provider has made or approved a written assessment which documents the child as being at risk of abuse or neglect until such physician or health care provider, or his designee, authorizes such file to be closed.
(L. 1991 S.B. 190 8)Effective 7-1-92
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