Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services
Section 660.010 - Department of social services created — divisions and agencies assigned to department — duties, powers — director's appointment.

Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories
660.010. Department of social services created — divisions and agencies assigned to department — duties, powers — director's appointment. — 1. There is hereby created a "Department of Social Services" in charge of a director appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. All the powers, duties and functions of the director of the department of public health and welfare, chapters 191 and 192, and others, not previously reassigned by executive reorganization plan number 2 of 1973 as submitted by the governor under chapter 26 except those assigned to the department of mental health, are transferred by type I transfer to the director of the department of social services and the office of the director, department of public health and welfare is abolished. The department of public health and welfare is abolished. All employees of the department of social services shall be covered by the provisions of chapter 36 except the director of the department and the director's secretary, all division directors and their secretaries, and no more than three additional positions in each division which may be designated by the division director.
2. It is the intent of the general assembly in establishing the department of social services, as provided herein, to authorize the director of the department to coordinate the state's programs devoted to those unable to provide for themselves and for the rehabilitation of victims of social disadvantage. The director shall use the resources provided to the department to provide comprehensive programs and leadership striking at the roots of dependency, disability and abuse of society's rules with the purpose of improving service and economical operations. The department is directed to take all steps possible to consolidate and coordinate the field operations of the department to maximize service to the citizens of the state.
3. All references to the division of welfare shall hereafter be construed to mean the department of social services or the appropriate division within the department.
4. The state's responsibility under public law 452 of the eighty-eighth Congress and others, pertaining to the Office of Economic Opportunity, is transferred by type I transfer to the department of social services.
5. All the powers, duties and functions vested by law in the curators of the University of Missouri relating to crippled children's services, chapter 201, are transferred by type I transfer to the department of social services.
6. All the powers, duties and functions vested in the state board of training schools, chapter 219 and others, are transferred by type I transfer to the "Division of Youth Services" hereby authorized in the department of social services headed by a director appointed by the director of the department. The state board of training schools shall be reconstituted as an advisory board on youth services, appointed by the director of the department. The advisory board shall visit each facility of the division as often as possible, shall file a written report with the director of the department and the governor on conditions they observed relating to the care and rehabilitative efforts in behalf of children assigned to the facility, the security of the facility and any other matters pertinent in their judgment. Copies of these reports shall be filed with the legislative library. Members of the advisory board shall receive reimbursement for their expenses and twenty-five dollars a day for each day they engage in official business relating to their duties. The members of the board shall be provided with identification means by the director of the division permitting immediate access to all facilities enabling them to make unannounced entrance to facilities they wish to inspect.
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(L. 1973 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 1 § 13, A.L. 1982 S.B. 717, A.L. 1986 S.B. 426, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2331 merged with S.B. 710)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XL - Additional Executive Departments

Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services

Section 660.010 - Department of social services created — divisions and agencies assigned to department — duties, powers — director's appointment.

Section 660.012 - Department of social services administrative trust fund created — disbursements — reports — lapse prohibited, exception.

Section 660.015 - Salary — expenses of the department.

Section 660.017 - Rules, procedure.

Section 660.023 - In-home services providers, telephone tracking system required, use of — rulemaking authority.

Section 660.025 - Grants from department of social services, purposes — rulemaking procedure.

Section 660.026 - Funding for federally qualified health centers, uses — report to the director.

Section 660.075 - Intermediate care facility for intellectually disabled — certificate of authorization needed for provider agreement — exception — certificates not to be issued, when — notice to department, when.

Section 660.099 - General assembly may make additional appropriations, purposes.

Section 660.100 - Financial assistance for heating — definitions.

Section 660.105 - Eligibility for assistance — income defined.

Section 660.110 - Coordination and administration of heating and cooling assistance programs into the Utilicare program by department of social services.

Section 660.115 - Utilicare payment, procedure.

Section 660.122 - Services disconnected or discontinued for failure to pay — eligibility for assistance (cold weather rule).

Section 660.125 - False claims.

Section 660.130 - Rules, regulations, forms — rule requirements.

Section 660.135 - Expenditures — utilicare stabilization fund.

Section 660.136 - Utilicare stabilization fund created — used for utilicare program.

Section 660.137 - Federal low income telephone assistance matching funds, compliance to obtain.

Section 660.138 - Definitions.

Section 660.139 - Waiver of interstate line charges for companies providing economy rates — procedure — effect on economy rates.

Section 660.141 - Economy rates, how established, applications — limited to one residence.

Section 660.143 - Installation cost to be reduced, how determined — changes in service or disconnecting because no longer eligible, charges prohibited.

Section 660.145 - Rules and regulations by commission — economy rate telephone service fund established, purpose — fund not to lapse at end of fiscal year.

Section 660.147 - Eligible persons, department's powers and duties.

Section 660.149 - Exemption from sales and use taxes — gross receipt tax, exemption or reduction may be made by political subdivisions.

Section 660.150 - Plan to be established.

Section 660.155 - Grants may be made, to whom.

Section 660.160 - Department may define emergency situations.

Section 660.165 - Limitation on periods of emergency — when assistance to be granted.

Section 660.170 - Eligibility for assistance.

Section 660.175 - Department's duties — no reduction in other benefits.

Section 660.180 - Director to make regulations.

Section 660.185 - Limitation on state participation — expiration of program.

Section 660.190 - Limitation on expenditures.

Section 660.195 - Plan to terminate, when.

Section 660.200 - Rules, procedure.

Section 660.325 - Definitions.

Section 660.327 - Withdrawal and deposits by persons applying or receiving public assistance — information to be furnished, procedure.

Section 660.330 - Delinquent support obligations with unsatisfied judgment, information to be furnished, procedure.

Section 660.335 - Requests by department for information, form — content.

Section 660.340 - Cost of record search.

Section 660.343 - Requested information to be provided, when — failure to provide, penalty — attorney general's powers and duties.

Section 660.345 - Immunity from civil liability for providing requested information.

Section 660.350 - Disclosure of information, penalty.

Section 660.355 - Application or receipt of public assistance to be deemed consent to request for information.

Section 660.360 - Welfare fraud telephone hot line, attorney general, duties.

Section 660.370 - Definitions.

Section 660.372 - Board of directors — number — qualifications — powers — duties.

Section 660.374 - Funding — agency's share of funds, how determined — use of state revenue.

Section 660.376 - Rules and regulations — department of social services, authority.

Section 660.512 - Rulemaking under authority of chapter 210.

Section 660.520 - State technical assistance team for child sexual abuse cases, duties — counties may develop team, members — availability of records.

Section 660.523 - Uniform rules for investigation of child sexual abuse cases — training provided for division, staff.

Section 660.525 - Treatment for child sexual abuse victims provided by division, when.

Section 660.526 - Child sexual abuse cases, annual training required by children's division.

Section 660.528 - Pilot project by department to formulate community response to child abuse and neglect.

Section 660.620 - Office of advocacy and assistance for senior citizens established in office of lieutenant governor, duties and procedure.

Section 660.625 - Advocate to maintain confidentiality, exception.

Section 660.650 - Definitions.

Section 660.653 - Policy council or committee, members' qualifications, duties.

Section 660.657 - Grantees, duties — health services advisory committee — promulgation of policies, requirements.

Section 660.690 - Protection against spousal impoverishment and premature placement in institutional care, determination of eligibility for Medicaid and medical assistance benefits.

Section 660.750 - Liaisons for faith-based organizations to be designated, duties.