{"ref":"MO-HSP-ANE-02","title":"Recognizing and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect","category":"Safeguarding","summary":"Explains how Agency staff, contractors and volunteers recognize and report suspected abuse or neglect of a child (anyone under 18), whether the child is a patient, a family member in a patient's home, or a child in the bereavement program. Missouri law requires nurses, physicians, social workers, ministers, other health practitioners and others to immediately report to the Children's Division, says that no internal investigation may be started until the report has been made, makes the duty personal, and requires the employer to give staff immediate access to a telephone and time to report.","inShort":["If a child is in danger, call 911 first.","If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, report it yourself, right away, to the Children's Division: 1-800-392-3738.","Report before anyone at the Agency looks into it. No one may stop or delay your report.","The Agency gives you a phone and time off your other duties to make the report.","After reporting, tell the Administrator and write a short confidential note."],"primaryCitation":"RSMo §210.115","citations":["RSMo §210.115","RSMo §§210.109-210.183","RSMo §210.110","RSMo §210.165"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["If you see signs that a child in a patient's home is being abused, what do you do first?","Can your supervisor make the report for you, or look into it before you call?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (RSMo §210.115.1)","5. Recognizing Abuse and Neglect in Hospice Families","6. How to Report","7. What the Agency Must Do for Reporters (RSMo §210.115.3)","8. Death of a Child","9. Penalty and Other Duties","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"mo-hospice","state":"Missouri","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/abuse-neglect-exploitation-reporting/","h1":"Abuse, neglect and exploitation policies: what each state requires"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}