Recalled equipment: what Missouri requires
The requirement
Upon notification, a child-care facility shall inspect its premises and immediately dispose of any unsafe children’s products which are discovered. Such inspection shall be documented by signing and dating the department’s notification form in a space designated by the department. Signed and dated notification forms shall be maintained in the facility’s files for departmental inspection.
What kind of duty this is
A documented check. Your state requires you to actually review the recall list and record that you did it.
| Citation | § 210.1007 RSMo — IN STATUTE, not in the licensing rules |
|---|---|
| How often | event-driven — on each notification; the department must notify quarterly |
| The form | The department’s CPSC product-recall notification form, which the provider must sign, date and retain |
| If you do not comply | “If a facility fails to dispose of a product after being given notice that it is unsafe, it shall be considered a violation under the inspection.” (§ 210.1007.3 RSMo) |
| Primary source | https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=210.1007 |
Worth knowing
The strongest documented duty in the country: quarterly notification, a mandatory premises inspection, a SIGNED AND DATED form retained on file, and departmental verification at inspection. It is also the Minnesota trap repeated — THE DUTY IS IN STATUTE, NOT THE RULES. The licensing rules’ only “recall” hits are fire-drill language. And the citations everyone uses (19 CSR 30-62 and 30-61) are obsolete; licensing moved to the Department of Education. One honest gap: the state’s most recently posted notice is dated 2021 despite the quarterly mandate, and the posted PDF carries no signature block, so we could not verify a current signature-bearing form is actually being distributed.
This page summarises publicly available licensing rules. It is not legal advice, and rules change. Always verify against your state’s current licensing authority.