Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services
Section 660.620 - Office of advocacy and assistance for senior citizens established in office of lieutenant governor, duties and procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories
660.620. Office of advocacy and assistance for senior citizens established in office of lieutenant governor, duties and procedure. — 1. There is hereby established an "Office of Advocacy and Assistance for Senior Citizens" within the office of lieutenant governor.
2. The senior citizen advocate shall coordinate activities with the long-term care ombudsman program, as defined in section 192.2300, on complaints made by or on behalf of senior citizens residing in long-term care facilities.
3. The senior citizen advocate shall conduct a suitable investigation into any actions complained of unless the senior citizen advocate finds that the complaint pertains to a matter outside the scope of the authority of the senior citizen advocate, the complainant has no substantive or procedural interest which is directly affected by the matter complained about, or the complaint is trivial, frivolous, vexatious or not made in good faith.
4. After completing his or her investigation of a complaint, the senior citizen advocate shall inform the complainant, the agency, official or employee of action recommended by the senior citizen advocate. The senior citizen advocate shall make such reports and recommendations to the affected agencies, the governor and the general assembly as the advocate deems necessary to further the purposes of sections 660.620 and 660.625.
5. The senior citizen advocate shall, in conjunction with the department of health and senior services, act as a clearinghouse for information pertaining to and of interest to senior citizens and shall disseminate such information as is necessary to inform senior citizens of their rights and of governmental and nongovernmental services available to them.
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(L. 1992 S.B. 676 § 1 Adopted by Referendum, Proposition C, November 3, 1992, A.L. 2005 H.B. 681, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)

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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.