State law allows a limited appeal process through the Family Care Safety Registry. A registrant may appeal the accuracy of the transfer of information to the FCSR within 30 days of receiving the FCSR background information. The appeal must be in writing and include the date of the FCSR screening in question as well as the registrant’s name, social security number, date of birth, mailing address and phone number. It must also include a statement describing the information the registrant believes to be incorrectly transferred. The written request to appeal the accuracy of the transfer of information to the FCSR must be sent to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, ATTN Family Care Safety Registry, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102, or via email to fcsr@health.mo.gov.

The FCSR appeal process does not affect the substance of the background information. The registrant should contact the state agency that maintains the information reported in the FCSR screening for questions about the substance of the background information and whether any appeal process is available through that agency.