Chapter 208 - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief

Section 208.001 Citation of law — MO HealthNet created — division created — rulemaking authority.
Section 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.
Section 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.
Section 208.012 Payments from Agent Orange funds not to be considered income in determining eligibility.
Section 208.013 Restitution payments to victims of National Socialist (Nazi) persecution not income in determining eligibility.
Section 208.015 Persons not eligible for general relief — exception — specified relative, defined — unemployable persons — relief limitation.
Section 208.016 Personal needs allowance to be deducted from resident's income — increase in allowance, when.
Section 208.018 Farmers' markets, SNAP participants, pilot program to purchase fresh food — requirements — sunset provision.
Section 208.020 Eligibility not affected by involuntary conversion of real into personal property for year — receipt defined.
Section 208.022 TANF electronic benefit cards to include photograph of recipient.
Section 208.024 TANF benefits, prohibited purchases, where — definitions — EBT benefit account suspended temporarily, when.
Section 208.026 Citation of law — work activities defined — TANF recipients required to engage in work activity — rulemaking authority.
Section 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.
Section 208.030 Supplemental welfare assistance, eligibility for — amount, how determined — reduction of supplemental payment prohibited, when.
Section 208.040 Temporary assistance benefits — eligibility for — assignment of rights to support to state, when, effect of — authorized policies.
Section 208.041 Children of unemployed parent eligible for aid to dependent children — unemployment benefits considered unearned income.
Section 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.
Section 208.043 Aid to dependent children living with legal guardian who is not an eligible relative, when granted.
Section 208.044 Child day care services to be provided certain persons — eligible providers.
Section 208.046 Child care assistance, income eligibility criteria, vouchers or direct reimbursement, when.
Section 208.047 Aid to dependent children in foster homes or child-care institutions, granted, when — maximum benefits.
Section 208.048 Aid to families with dependent child — school attendance required — rules.
Section 208.050 Aid to dependent children denied, when.
Section 208.053 Low-wage trap elimination act — hand-up pilot program, transitioning of persons receiving child care subsidies — premiums — report — fund created, purpose — rulemaking — sunset provision.
Section 208.055 Public assistance recipients required to cooperate in establishing paternity — assignment of child support rights, when — public assistance defined.
Section 208.060 Applications for benefits, how and where filed.
Section 208.065 Verification of eligibility for public assistance, contract for.
Section 208.067 TANF set-aside minimums for certain programs.
Section 208.070 Applications may be made at county office and shall be investigated — decision — notice to applicant.
Section 208.071 Individualized assessment of applicant — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.072 Application for medical assistance, approval or denial, when — Medicaid payments to long-term care facilities, when.
Section 208.075 Mental or physical examination may be required — evidence admissible at appeal hearing.
Section 208.080 Appeal to director of the respective division, when — procedure.
Section 208.090 Reinstatement and payment of benefits to applicant.
Section 208.100 Appeal to circuit court — procedure.
Section 208.110 Appeals from circuit court.
Section 208.120 Records, when evidence, restrictions on disclosure — penalty.
Section 208.125 Records may be destroyed, when.
Section 208.130 Benefits granted may be reconsidered.
Section 208.140 Grants subject to any change of law.
Section 208.141 Donor human breast milk, hospital eligible for reimbursement, when — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.142 Nonemergency medical treatment, use of emergency department services for, co-payment imposed.
Section 208.143 Veterans medical services, division to determine if applicant for medical assistance is eligible.
Section 208.144 Medicaid reimbursement for children participating in the Part C early intervention system (First Steps).
Section 208.145 Medical assistance benefits, eligibility based on receipt of AFDC benefits, when.
Section 208.146 Ticket-to-work health assurance program — eligibility — expiration date.
Section 208.147 Annual income and eligibility verification required for medical assistance recipients — documentation required.
Section 208.148 Missed appointment fee, when--department to request state plan amendment and waiver request.
Section 208.150 Monthly benefits, how determined.
Section 208.151 Medical assistance, persons eligible — rulemaking authority.
Section 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 issues.
Section 208.153 Medical assistance — regulations as to costs and manner — federal medical insurance benefits may be provided.
Section 208.154 Insufficient funds, benefits to be paid pro rata.
Section 208.155 Records concerning applicants and recipients of medical assistance confidential.
Section 208.156 Hearings granted applicants and suppliers of services, when — class action authorized for suppliers, requirements — claims may be cumulative — procedure — appeal.
Section 208.157 Discrimination prohibited — payment refused to provider of medical assistance who discriminates because of race, color or national origin.
Section 208.158 Payments to be made only when federal grants-in-aid are provided.
Section 208.159 Payments for nursing home services, how administered — rules.
Section 208.160 Payment rolls, how prepared — checks and warrants, how issued.
Section 208.161 Inpatient psychiatric hospital services, individuals under age twenty-one — nursing home service, any age, exception.
Section 208.163 Direct payment on request by authorized providers of services.
Section 208.164 Medical assistance abuse or fraud, definitions — department's or division's powers — reports, confidential — restriction or termination of benefits, when — rules.
Section 208.165 Medical assistance, payments withheld for services, when — payment ordered, interest allowed.
Section 208.166 Department to facilitate cost-effective purchase of comprehensive health care, definitions — authority of department, conditions — recipient's freedom of selection of plans and sponsors not limited.
Section 208.167 Nursing home services, amount paid, computation — restrictions waived when, procedure.
Section 208.168 Benefit payments for adult day care, intermediate care facilities, and skilled nursing homes — amount paid, how determined — effective when.
Section 208.169 Reimbursement rate for nursing care services — not revised on change of ownership, management, operation — assignment to new facilities entering program — calculation — determination of trend factor, effect — expiration date of certain provisions.
Section 208.170 Duties of state treasurer — special funds created.
Section 208.171 Effective date of certain sections.
Section 208.172 Reduction or denial of benefits, basis for, restrictions on.
Section 208.173 Committee established.
Section 208.174 Director shall apply for amendment of waiver of comparability of services — promulgation of rules — procedure.
Section 208.175 Drug utilization review board established, members, terms, compensation, duties.
Section 208.176 Division to provide for prospective review of drug therapy.
Section 208.180 Payment of benefits, to whom — disposition of benefit check of deceased person.
Section 208.181 Expedited eligibility process, pregnant women.
Section 208.182 Division to establish electronic transfer of benefits system — disclosure of information prohibited, penalty — benefits and verification to reside in one card.
Section 208.183 Advisory council on rare diseases and personalized medicine, purpose, members, meetings — duties.
Section 208.190 Division to comply with acts of congress relating to Social Security benefits.
Section 208.198 Same or similar services, equal reimbursement rate required.
Section 208.201 Mo HealthNet division established — director, how appointed, powers and duties — powers, duties and functions of division.
Section 208.204 Medical care for children in custody of department, payment — division may administer funds — individualized service plans developed for children in state custody exclusively based on need for mental health services.
Section 208.210 Undeclared income or property — benefits may be recovered by division, when.
Section 208.212 Annuities, affect on Medicaid eligibility — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.213 Personal care contracts, effect on eligibility.
Section 208.215 Payer of last resort — liability for debt due the state, ceiling — rights of department, when, procedure, exception — report of injuries required, form, recovery of funds — recovery of medical assistance paid, when — court may adjudicate rights of parties, when.
Section 208.216 Attorney's fees to be paid by department for recipient appeals for federal supplemental security income benefits, when — rules, procedure.
Section 208.217 Department may obtain medical insurance information — failure to provide information, attorney general to bring action, penalty — confidential information, penalty for disclosure — applicability to department of mental health.
Section 208.220 Commissioner of administration may deduct certain amounts from state employee's compensation, when.
Section 208.221 Jurisdiction, administrative hearing commission, procedure.
Section 208.223 Reimbursement for ambulance service to be based on mileage.
Section 208.225 Medicaid per diem rate recalculation for nursing homes, amount.
Section 208.227 Multiple prescriptions, case management and surveillance programs to be established — communication with providers, updates — antipsychotic drugs — rule making authority — definitions.
Section 208.229 Rebates on outpatient drugs — definitions.
Section 208.230 Public assistance beneficiary employer disclosure act — report, content.
Section 208.238 Eligibility, automated process to check applicants and recipients.
Section 208.240 Statewide dental delivery system authorized.
Section 208.244 Waiver of SNAP work requirements, inapplicable, when — savings used for child care assistance — annual report.
Section 208.247 Food stamp eligibility, felony conviction not to make ineligible, when.
Section 208.250 Definitions.
Section 208.255 Missouri elderly and handicapped transportation assistance program created, purpose.
Section 208.260 Funds appropriated to transportation department, duty to administer — distribution of funds, how determined.
Section 208.265 Rules and procedures, developed by whom, published, where.
Section 208.285 Senior farmers' market nutrition program, department to apply for grant — vouchers for fresh produce — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.300 Volunteer program for in-home respite care of the elderly — credit for service, limitation.
Section 208.305 Volunteers or designated elderly beneficiaries needing respite assistance to receive, when, qualifications — paid assistance, when, rate.
Section 208.325 Self-sufficiency program, targeted households — assessments — self-sufficiency pacts, contents, incentives for participation, review by director, term of pact — training for case managers — sanctions for failure to comply with pact provisions, review — evaluation of program — rules — waiver from federal law.
Section 208.337 Accounts for children with custodial parents in JOBS (or FUTURES), conditions, limitations — waivers required.
Section 208.339 Telecommuting employment options, office of administration, division of personnel, duties.
Section 208.341 School programs — postponing sexual involvement — QUEST — rites of passage.
Section 208.342 Earned income tax credit program, AFDC recipients.
Section 208.345 Protocols for referral of public assistance recipients to federal programs.
Section 208.400 Definitions.
Section 208.405 JOBS program established, duties of department.
Section 208.410 Volunteers to be given priority — publicity or recruitment program — persons excused from participation — pretermination hearing required before loss of benefits or services as sanction for nonparticipation — rules and regulations, sanctions.
Section 208.415 Rulemaking authority — assessment and service plan — community work experience program authorized, participation voluntary, when, required when.
Section 208.420 Department to apply for and accept federal funds.
Section 208.425 Welfare reform coordinating committee established.
Section 208.431 Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement allowance, amount.
Section 208.432 Record keeping required, submission to department.
Section 208.433 Calculation of reimbursement allowance amount — notification of Medicaid managed care organizations — offset permitted, when.
Section 208.434 Amount final, when — protest, procedure.
Section 208.435 Rulemaking authority.
Section 208.436 Remittance to the department — deposit in dedicated fund.
Section 208.437 Reimbursement allowance period — notification of balance due, when — delinquent payments, procedure, basis for denial of licensure — expiration date.
Section 208.453 Hospitals to pay a federal reimbursement allowance for privilege of providing inpatient care, defined — elimination of allowance for certain hospitals.
Section 208.455 Formula for federal reimbursement allowance established by rule — procedure.
Section 208.457 Report annually by hospitals required, content — filed with department of social services.
Section 208.459 Director of department of social services to determine amount of allowance — notification of amount due when — payment may be made in increments — offset by Medicaid payments due hospital on request.
Section 208.461 Protest by hospital, procedure — filed when — hearing — final decision due when — appeal to administrative hearing commission.
Section 208.463 Documents content and form prescribed by rule.
Section 208.465 Balance of reimbursement to be remitted to department of social services payable to department of revenue — federal reimbursement allowance fund created, exempt from lapse provisions — investment earnings credited to fund.
Section 208.467 Reimbursement allowance period, notification of balance due — delinquent when, state's lien against hospital property may be enforced — penalties.
Section 208.469 Tax exempt or nonprofit status granted by state not to be affected.
Section 208.471 Medicaid reimbursement payments to hospitals, amount, how calculated.
Section 208.473 Federal reimbursement allowance requirements to apply only as long as federal participation in state's Medicaid program.
Section 208.475 Effective date of allowance.
Section 208.477 Medicaid eligibility, criteria used, effect when more restrictive than FY2003.
Section 208.478 Graduate medical education and enhanced graduate medical education, amount of Medicaid payments — contingent expiration for federal reimbursement allowance.
Section 208.479 Regulations must be provided to interested parties prior to filing with secretary of state.
Section 208.480 Federal reimbursement allowance expiration date.
Section 208.482 Disproportionate share hospital payments, restriction on audit recoupments — expiration date.
Section 208.530 Definitions.
Section 208.533 Commission established — members, qualifications — terms — expenses.
Section 208.535 Commission, duties.
Section 208.600 Citation of law, definitions.
Section 208.603 Department of health and senior services to administer federal program.
Section 208.606 Public education, at-risk elderly, purpose — action steps to be devised, preference for contacts.
Section 208.609 Coordination of existing transportation services — voluntary transportation systems — emergency food services.
Section 208.618 Program to address mental health needs.
Section 208.621 Program, at-risk elderly.
Section 208.624 Invest in caring, model program — intergenerational care and training program.
Section 208.627 Report, delivery of case management services, contents — delivery of report.
Section 208.631 Program established, terminates, when — definitions.
Section 208.633 Eligible children, income limits of parents or guardians.
Section 208.636 Requirements of parents or guardians.
Section 208.640 Co-payments required, when, amount, limitations.
Section 208.643 Rules, compliance with federal law.
Section 208.646 Waiting period required, when.
Section 208.647 Special health care needs, waiver of waiting period for coverage.
Section 208.650 Studies and reports required by department of social services.
Section 208.655 Abortion counseling prohibited, exceptions.
Section 208.657 Rules, effective when, invalid when.
Section 208.658 State children's health insurance information to be provided by child care providers and public schools — rulemaking authority — report.
Section 208.659 Revision of eligibility requirements for uninsured women's health program.
Section 208.662 Program established as CHIPs program — eligibility — coverage — report, content — program not entitlement.
Section 208.670 Practice of telehealth, definitions — reimbursement of providers.
Section 208.677 School children, parental authorization required for telehealth.
Section 208.686 Home telemonitoring services, reimbursement program authorized — discontinuance, when — rules.
Section 208.690 Citation of law — definitions.
Section 208.692 Program established, purpose — asset disregard — departments duties — rules.
Section 208.694 Eligibility — discontinuance of program, effect of — reciprocal agreements.
Section 208.696 Director's duties — rules.
Section 208.698 Reports required.
Section 208.750 Title — definitions.
Section 208.755 Family development account program established — proposals, content — department — duties — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.760 Eligibility — withdrawal of moneys, when.
Section 208.765 Forfeiture of account moneys, when — death of account holder, effect of.
Section 208.770 Tax exemption, credit, when.
Section 208.775 Independent evaluation — report.
Section 208.780 Definitions.
Section 208.782 Missouri Rx plan established, purpose — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.784 Coordination of prescription drug coverage with Medicare Part D — enrollment in program — Medicaid dual eligibles, effect of.
Section 208.786 Authority of department in providing benefits — start of program benefits, when.
Section 208.788 Program not an entitlement — payer of last resort requirements.
Section 208.790 Applicants required to have fixed place of residence, rules — eligibility income limits subject to appropriations, rules.
Section 208.794 Fund created.
Section 208.798 Termination date.
Section 208.819 Transition grants created, eligibility, amount — information and training developed — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.850 Title.
Section 208.853 Findings and purpose.
Section 208.856 Council created, expenses, members, terms, removal.
Section 208.859 Powers and duties of the council.
Section 208.862 Consumer rights and employment relations.
Section 208.865 Definitions.
Section 208.868 Federal approval and funding.
Section 208.871 Severability clause.
Section 208.895 Referral for services, department duties — assessments and care plans, requirements — definitions — report.
Section 208.896 Structured family caregiving, department to apply for federal waiver — requirements — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.900 Definitions.
Section 208.903 Financial assistance for personal care, eligibility requirements.
Section 208.906 Determination of eligibility — personal care service plan to be developed — reevaluation required.
Section 208.909 Responsibilities of recipients and vendors.
Section 208.912 Abuse and neglect reporting — investigation procedures — content of reports — employee disqualification list maintained.
Section 208.915 Misappropriation of consumer's property or funds, report to the department — content of report — investigation procedures — employee disqualification list maintained.
Section 208.918 Vendor requirements, philosophy and services.
Section 208.921 Denial of eligibility, applicant entitled to hearing.
Section 208.924 Discontinuation of services, when.
Section 208.927 Rulemaking authority.
Section 208.930 Consumer-directed personal care assistance services, reimbursement for through eligible vendors — eligibility requirements — documentation — service plan required — premiums, amount — annual reevaluation — denial of benefits, procedure — expiration date.
Section 208.950 Plans required — participant enrollment — survey to assess health and wellness outcomes — health risk assessments required.
Section 208.951 Request for proposals.
Section 208.952 Committee established, members, duties.
Section 208.955 Committee established, members, duties — issuance of findings.
Section 208.990 MO HealthNet eligibility requirements.
Section 208.991 Definitions — persons eligible for MO HealthNet — rulemaking authority.
Section 208.1030 Supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transportation — amount — voluntary participation.
Section 208.1032 Intergovernmental transfer program — increased reimbursement for services, when — participation requirements.
Section 208.1050 Fund created, use of moneys.
Section 208.1070 LARC prescriptions, transfer of, when.