Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services
Section 660.100 - Financial assistance for heating — definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002
660.100. Financial assistance for heating — definitions. — 1. The department of social services is directed to establish a plan for providing financial assistance to elderly households, disabled households and qualified individual households for the payment of charges for the primary or secondary heating or cooling source for the household. This plan shall be known as "Utilicare".
2. For purposes of sections 660.100 to 660.136, the term "elderly" shall mean having reached the age of sixty-five and the term "disabled" shall mean totally and permanently disabled or blind and receiving federal Social Security disability benefits, federal supplemental security income benefits, veterans administration benefits, state blind pension pursuant to sections 209.010 to 209.160, state aid to blind persons pursuant to section 209.240, or state supplemental payments pursuant to section 208.030. For the purposes of sections 660.100 to 660.136, but not for the purpose of determining "eligible subscribers" pursuant to subdivision (4) of section 660.138, the term "qualified individual household" shall mean a household in which:
(1) One or more residents of the state of Missouri reside and whose combined household income is less than or equal to one hundred and fifty percent of the current federal poverty level or sixty percent of the state median income for the relevant household; and
(2) While the Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program remains in effect, the household is also determined to be eligible for assistance under such program and related state programs of the Missouri department of social services.
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(L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 1, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1177, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 263, A.L. 2002 S.B. 810)

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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.