How to Register

Family Care Safety Registry

Registration Requirements
Any person hired on or after January 1, 2001, as a child-care worker or elder care worker and any person hired on or after January 1, 2002, as a personal care worker as defined in § 210.900 RSMo., is required to make application for registration in the Family Care Safety Registry within 15 days of the beginning of employment.  NOTE: For compliance with section 660.317, RSMo., employees of licensed home health agencies or in-home services providers contracting with the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services must register regardless of hire date. Those required to register include employees of:

• A long-term care and residential care facility licensed by the Department of Health Senior Services (DHSS) and Department of Mental Health (DMH);
• a home health agency licensed by DHSS;
• in-home service providers under contract with DHSS;
• a hospice agency licensed by DHSS;
• the portion of a hospital licensed by DHSS that has long-term care beds;
• a licensed or licensed-exempt child care facility or licensed child care home regulated by DHSS;
• a residential care facility for children licensed or operated by the Department of Social Services (DSS) or DMH;
• a group home licensed or operated by DSS or DMH;
• a foster family home or foster group home licensed by DMH;
• a childcare or elder care provider who receives state or federal funds for the care of a child or elderly person;
• a foster family home or foster group home, child placing agency, or a residential care facility for children licensed by DSS. NOTE: Effective August 28, 2002, only these employees are not required to pay the FCSR registration fee.
• personal care providers who perform routine services or supports necessary for a person with a physical or mental disability to enter and maintain employment or to live independently. This includes those under contract with DMH, DHSS, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

A childcare, elder care or personal care worker who fails to submit a completed registration form as required is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Those not required to register may voluntarily register at any time.

Registration Search
To search the database to identify if a person is a registrant, click the Registration Search Screen link.

How to Register
An individual may register by submitting a completed Worker Registration Form, photocopy of his or her social security card and a $9.00 registration fee to:

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Fee Receipts Unit
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102

An individual may also register online by clicking on the Register Online link.

Registration does not provide the background screening automatically to an employer.  The background screening must be requested separately by phone, fax, mail, or by Internet.  For more information on requesting a background screening, click the Requesting a Background Check link.