Missouri
Mandated reporters are individuals who are legally required to report known or suspected abuse and neglect of vulnerable populations to state and/or local authorities. Laws surrounding mandated reporting vary from state-to-state so please ensure your familiarity with your state's laws regarding individuals who are required to report known or suspected abuse and neglect.
Links
- State regulation.
- State training and resources
- Abuse hotline: 1-844-CAN-TELL.
Child abuse/neglect records maintained by the Missouri Department of Social Services
The Family Care Safety Registry maintains a computer interface with the Child Abuse and Neglect (CA/N) information maintained by the Children’s Division/Department of Social Services. The CA/N database contains the names of individuals who have been determined, through a Department of Social Services case investigation, to be perpetrators of child abuse and/or neglect.
Child abuse and neglect findings include:
- Physical abuse.
- Sexual abuse or sexual maltreatment.
- Educational neglect.
- Medical neglect.
- Physical neglect.
- Emotional maltreatment.
An individual's name will be added to the CA/N database if the Children’s Division case investigation yields a finding of preponderance of evidence, probable cause, reason to suspect, or court adjudication that abuse and/or neglect did occur.
For more information, contact the Department of Social Services Children’s Division at (573) 522-8024.
The Family Care Safety Registry maintains a computer interface with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Employee Disqualification List (EDL). The EDL provides a listing of individuals who are prohibited from employment in long-term care facilities, health care facilities, or by providers that serve the elderly or disabled in their homes. Individuals are placed on the EDL after an investigation establishes that they have abused, neglected, or exploited someone under their care.
A potential applicant who is listed on the EDL may not be hired by a licensed long-term care or residential care facility or a home health or hospice agency, and should be screened prior to being hired by an individual for private care.
For more information, contact (573) 522-1119.
