CHILD WELFARE MANUAL

210.622 Emergency Placement of Abused or Neglected Children Across State lines

 Emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, approval required, when. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 210.620, the children’s division may enter into an agreement with a similar agency in any state adjoining Missouri that provides for the emergency placement of abused or neglected children across state lines, without the prior approval required by the interstate compact.  A request for approval pursuant to section 210.620 shall be initiated if the placement extends beyond thirty days.

(L. 1985 H.B. 711, A.L. 2007 S.B. 84)

Contingent effective date, see § 210.620