Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

208.001. Citation of law — MO HealthNet created — division created — rulemaking authority. — 1. Sections 105.711, 135.096, 135.575*, 191.411, 191.900, 191.905, 191.907, 191.908, 191.909, 191.910, 191.914, 191.1050, 191.1053, 191.1056, 192.632**, 198.069, 198.097, 208.001, 208.146…

208.009. Illegal aliens prohibited from receiving any state or local public benefit — proof of lawful residence required — temporary benefits permitted, when — exceptions for nonprofit organizations. — 1. No alien unlawfully present in the United States shall receive any state or…

208.010. Eligibility for public assistance, how determined — ineligibility for benefits, when — allowable exclusions — prevention of spousal impoverishments, division of assets, community spouse defined — burial lots defined — diversion of institutionalized spouse's income. — 1. …

208.012. Payments from Agent Orange funds not to be considered income in determining eligibility. — Payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other fund established pursuant to the settlement in the In Re Agent Orange product liability litigation, M.D.L. No. 381 …

[Repealed or reserved.]

208.015. Persons not eligible for general relief — exception — specified relative, defined — unemployable persons — relief limitation. — 1. The family support division shall grant general relief benefits to those persons determined to be eligible under this chapter and the applic…

208.016. Personal needs allowance to be deducted from resident's income — increase in allowance, when. — In determining the amount of an institutionalized MO HealthNet individual's income that is to be applied to payment for the costs of care in the institution, there shall be de…

208.018. Farmers' markets, SNAP participants, pilot program to purchase fresh food — requirements — sunset provision. — 1. Subject to federal approval, the department of social services shall establish a pilot program for the purpose of providing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

208.020. Eligibility not affected by involuntary conversion of real into personal property for year — receipt defined. — 1. Any proceeds from involuntary conversion of real property into personal property (such as forced transfer under condemnation, eminent domain, and fire, floo…

208.022. TANF electronic benefit cards to include photograph of recipient. — All electronic benefits cards distributed to recipients of temporary assistance for needy families benefits shall have imprinted on the card a photograph of the recipient or protective payee authorized t…

208.024. TANF benefits, prohibited purchases, where — definitions — EBT benefit account suspended temporarily, when. — 1. Eligible recipients of temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) or supplementary nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits shall not use such funds i…

*208.026. Citation of law — work activities defined — TANF recipients required to engage in work activity — rulemaking authority. — 1. This section and sections 208.040, 208.067, and 208.244 shall be known and may be cited as the "Strengthening Missouri Families Act". 2. For the …

208.027. TANF recipients, screening for illegal use of controlled substances, test to be used — positive test or refusal to be tested, administrative proceeding — reporting requirements — other household members to continue to receive benefits, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. T…

208.030. Supplemental welfare assistance, eligibility for — amount, how determined — reduction of supplemental payment prohibited, when. — 1. The family support division shall make monthly payments to each person who was a recipient of old age assistance, aid to the permanently a…

208.035. Transitional benefits program, TANF and SNAP — amount of benefits — rulemaking authority. — 1. Subject to appropriations and any necessary waivers or approvals, the department of social services shall develop and implement a transitional benefits program for temporary as…

*208.040. Temporary assistance benefits — eligibility for — assignment of rights to support to state, when, effect of — authorized policies. — 1. Temporary assistance benefits shall be granted on behalf of a dependent child or children and may be granted to the parents or other n…

208.041. Children of unemployed parent eligible for aid to dependent children — unemployment benefits considered unearned income. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of section 208.050, the provisions of section 208.040 shall also apply to a needy child who has…

208.042. Recipients of aid to dependent children to participate in training or work projects — exceptions — refusal to participate, effect of — standards — child day care services authorized. — 1. In households containing recipients of aid to families with dependent children bene…

208.043. Aid to dependent children living with legal guardian who is not an eligible relative, when granted. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 208.040, aid to dependent children benefits shall be granted on behalf of a needy child and may be granted to a needy eligib…

208.044. Child day care services to be provided certain persons — eligible providers. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide child day care services to any person who meets the qualifications set forth at sections 301 and 302 of the Family Support…

208.046. Child care assistance, income eligibility criteria, vouchers or direct reimbursement, when. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules to modify the income eligibility criteria for any person receiving state-funded child care assista…

208.047. Aid to dependent children in foster homes or child-care institutions, granted, when — maximum benefits. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 208.040, aid to dependent children benefits may be granted to a dependent child: (1) Who would meet the requirements of …

208.048. Aid to families with dependent child — school attendance required — rules. — 1. A dependent child eighteen years of age shall, in order to retain eligibility for aid to families with dependent children, be enrolled as a full-time student in a public or private secondary …

208.050. Aid to dependent children denied, when. — Aid to families with dependent children benefits shall not be granted or continued: (1) Unless the benefits granted are used to meet the needs of the child and the needy eligible relative caring for a dependent child; (2) To any …

208.053. Transitional child care benefits program — amount — report — rulemaking. — 1. In order to more effectively transition persons receiving state-funded child care subsidy benefits under this chapter, the department of elementary and secondary education shall, subject to app…

208.055. Public assistance recipients required to cooperate in establishing paternity — assignment of child support rights, when — public assistance defined. — 1. A person who has applied for or is receiving public assistance under programs funded under Part A of Title IV or Titl…

208.060. Applications for benefits, how and where filed. — Application for any benefits under any law of this state administered by the family support division acting as a state agency shall be filed in the county office. Application for aid to dependent children shall be made by…

208.065. Verification of eligibility for public assistance, contract for. — 1. No later than January 1, 2017, the department of social services shall procure and enter into a competitively bid contract with a contractor to provide verification of initial and ongoing eligibility d…

208.066. SNAP and TANF, one-page application form — eligibility review form, how submitted — rulemaking authority. — 1. Upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Nutrition Services within the United* States Department of Agriculture, or any oth…

*208.067. TANF set-aside minimums for certain programs. — 1. Of the moneys received by the state under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant during each fiscal year, the department of social services shall, consistent with federal law and subject to appr…

208.070. Applications may be made at county office and shall be investigated — decision — notice to applicant. — 1. The department shall permit any individual who wants to apply for assistance pursuant to the temporary assistance or any other public assistance program administere…

208.071. Individualized assessment of applicant — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department shall make an individualized assessment of the skills, prior work experience, and employability of each recipient of assistance under the program who: (1) Has attained eighteen years of ag…

208.072. Application for medical assistance, approval or denial, when — Medicaid payments to long-term care facilities, when. — 1. A completed application for medical assistance for services described in section 208.152 shall be approved or denied within thirty days from submissi…

208.075. Mental or physical examination may be required — evidence admissible at appeal hearing. — 1. When an application is made for aid to dependent children or aid to the permanently and totally disabled benefits because of the physical or mental condition of a person the fami…

208.080. Appeal to director of the respective division, when — procedure. — 1. Any applicant for or recipient of benefits or services provided by law by the family support division, children's division, or MO HealthNet division may appeal to the director of the respective divisio…

208.090. Reinstatement and payment of benefits to applicant. — If an application has been denied or if a recipient's benefits or services have been terminated or modified and the applicant or the recipient is found by the director upon the hearing of his appeal to be or to have b…

208.100. Appeal to circuit court — procedure. — 1. Any claimant aggrieved by the decision of the director of the family support division, children's division, or MO HealthNet division made under section 208.080 may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which such claimant …

208.1030. Supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transportation — amount — voluntary participation. — 1. An eligible provider, as described in subsection 2 of this section, may, in addition to the rate of payment that the provider would otherwise receive for Medi…

208.1032. Intergovernmental transfer program — increased reimbursement for services, when — participation requirements. — 1. The department of social services shall be authorized to design and implement in consultation and coordination with eligible providers as described in subs…

208.1050. Fund created, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Senior Services Protection Fund", which shall consist of money collected under subsection 2 of this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance w…

208.1060. Food banks, state plan to be submitted for federal project. — The department of social services shall submit a state plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a Farm to Food Bank Project under 7 CFR 251.10(j) and shall contract with any qualified food bank, as defi…

208.1070. LARC prescriptions, transfer of, when. — 1. For purposes of this section, the term "long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC)" shall include, but not be limited to, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and birth control implants. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, …

208.110. Appeals from circuit court. — Appeals may be had by either party from the circuit court upon the record in the same manner as provided herein for appeals from the director to the circuit court, and all appeals to the circuit and appellate courts shall be advanced on the …

208.120. Records, when evidence, restrictions on disclosure — penalty. — 1. For the protection of applicants and recipients, all officers and employees of the state of Missouri are prohibited, except as hereinafter provided, from disclosing any information obtained by them in the…

208.125. Records may be destroyed, when. — The director of the family support division is authorized to destroy all applications and records compiled by the family support division in connection with the investigation and payment of public assistance or blind pensions after five …

208.130. Benefits granted may be reconsidered. — All benefits granted may be reconsidered by the director of the department of social services or the appropriate division as frequently as he or she may deem necessary. After such further investigation the amount of a benefit may b…

208.140. Grants subject to any change of law. — Every grant, aid, pension or assistance under the provisions of this law shall be deemed to be granted and shall be held subject to the provisions of any amendment or repealing law that may hereafter be passed, and no recipient unde…

208.141. Donor human breast milk, hospital eligible for reimbursement, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of social services shall reimburse a hospital for prescribed medically necessary donor human breast milk provided to a MO HealthNet participant if: (1) The part…

*208.142. Nonemergency medical treatment, use of emergency department services for, co-payment imposed. — 1. Beginning October 1, 2016, a MO HealthNet participant who uses hospital emergency department services for the treatment of a medical condition that is not an emergency med…

208.143. Veterans medical services, division to determine if applicant for medical assistance is eligible. — 1. The family support division shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 208.215, determine whether persons applying for and/or receiving Medicaid benefits are e…