Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

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…

208.144. Medicaid reimbursement for children participating in the Part C early intervention system (First Steps). — The department of social services shall recognize the Part C early intervention system established under sections 160.900 to 160.925 as an eligible program and shal…

208.145. Medical assistance benefits, eligibility based on receipt of AFDC benefits, when. — For the purposes of the application of section 208.151, individuals shall be deemed to be recipients of aid to families with dependent children and individuals shall be deemed eligible fo…

208.146. Ticket-to-work health assurance program — eligibility — report — expiration date. — 1. The program established under this section shall be known as the "Ticket to Work Health Assurance Program". Subject to appropriations and in accordance with the federal Ticket to Work …

208.147. Annual income and eligibility verification required for medical assistance recipients — documentation required. — 1. The family support division shall conduct an annual income and eligibility verification review of each recipient of medical assistance. Such review shall …

*208.148. Missed appointment fee, when--department to request state plan amendment and waiver request. — 1. Except as required to satisfy laws pertaining to the termination of patient care without adequate notice or without making other arrangements for the continued care of the …

208.150. Monthly benefits, how determined. — The maximum amount of monthly public assistance money payment benefits payable to or on behalf of a needy person shall not exceed the following: (1) Aid to families with a dependent child, or children, and needy eligible relatives cari…

208.151. Medical assistance, persons eligible — rulemaking authority — waivers — military members eligibility, temporary suspension, when. — 1. Medical assistance on behalf of needy persons shall be known as "MO HealthNet". For the purpose of paying MO HealthNet benefits and to c…

208.152. Medical services for which payment shall be made — co-payments may be required — reimbursement for services — notification upon change in interpretation or application of reimbursement — reimbursement for behavioral, social, and psychological services for physical health…

208.153. Medical assistance — regulations as to costs and manner — federal medical insurance benefits may be provided. — 1. Pursuant to and not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 208.151 and 208.152, the MO HealthNet division shall by rule and regulation define the reas…

208.154. Insufficient funds, benefits to be paid pro rata. — If the funds at the disposal or which may be obtained by the department of social services for the payment of public assistance money payment benefits or to or on behalf of any person for medical assistance benefits sha…