Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services
Section 660.122 - Services disconnected or discontinued for failure to pay — eligibility for assistance (cold weather rule).

Effective - 28 Aug 2002
660.122. Services disconnected or discontinued for failure to pay — eligibility for assistance (cold weather rule). — Funds appropriated under the authority of sections 660.100 to 660.136 may be used to pay the expenses of reconnecting or maintaining service to households that have had their primary or secondary heating or cooling source disconnected or service discontinued because of their failure to pay their bill. Any qualified household or other household which has as its head a person who is elderly or disabled, as defined in section 660.100, shall be eligible for assistance under this section if the income for the household is no more than one hundred fifty percent of the current federal poverty level or sixty percent of the state median income and if moneys have been appropriated by the general assembly to the utilicare stabilization fund established pursuant to section 660.136. Payments under this section shall be made directly to the primary or secondary heating or cooling source supplier. Any primary or secondary heating or cooling source supplier subject to the supervision and regulation of the public service commission shall, at any time during the period of the cold weather rule specified in the cold weather rule as established and as amended by the public service commission, reconnect and provide services to each household eligible for assistance under this section in compliance with the terms of such cold weather rule. All home energy suppliers receiving funds under this section shall provide service to eligible households consistent with their contractual agreements with the department of social services.
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(L. 1984 S.B. 548, A.L. 1989 S.B. 151, A.L. 1997 S.B. 263, A.L. 1999 S.B. 495, A.L. 2002 S.B. 810)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Hot weather rule, discontinuance of service prohibited, when, 393.108

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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.