Missouri § 210.1253 Definitions.

Missouri Statutes

§ 210.1253 — Definitions.

Missouri § 210.1253

Title XIIPUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Ch. 210Child Protection and Reformation

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.1253 (2026).

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As used in sections 210.1250 to 210.1286 , unless the context clearly provides otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1)"Child" , a person who is under eighteen years of age;

(2)"Department" , the department of social services, or the children's division within the department of social services, as determined by the department;

(3)"Director" , a person who is responsible for the operation of the residential care facility;

(4)"Exempt-from-licensure" or "license-exempt" , a residential care facility that is not required to be licensed under section 210.516 ;

(5)"Person" , an individual, partnership, organization, association, or corporation;

(6)"Residential care facility" , any place, facility, or home operated by any person who receives children who are not related to the operato

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As used in sections 210.1250 to 210.1286 , unless the context clearly provides otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Child" , a person who is under eighteen years of age;

(2) "Department" , the department of social services, or the children's division within the department of social services, as determined by the department;

(3) "Director" , a person who is responsible for the operation of the residential care facility;

(4) "Exempt-from-licensure" or "license-exempt" , a residential care facility that is not required to be licensed under section 210.516 ;

(5) "Person" , an individual, partnership, organization, association, or corporation;

(6) "Residential care facility" , any place, facility, or home operated by any person who receives children who are not related to the operator and whose parent or guardian is not a resident of the same facility and that provides such children with supervision, care, lodging, and maintenance for twenty-four hours a day, with or without transfer of custody.