Section 208.819

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 208

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  208.819.  Transition to independence grants created, eligibility, amount — information and training developed. — 1. Persons institutionalized in nursing homes who are Medicaid eligible and who wish to move back into the community shall be eligible for a one-time Missouri transition to independence grant. The Missouri transition to independence grant shall be limited to up to fifteen hundred dollars to offset the initial down payments and setup costs associated with housing a person with disabilities as such person moves out of a nursing home. Such grants shall be established and administered by the division of vocational rehabilitation in consultation with the department of social services. The division of vocational rehabilitation and the department of social services shall cooperate in actively seeking federal and private grant moneys to fund this program; except that, such federal and private grant moneys shall not limit the general assembly's ability to appropriate moneys for the Missouri transition to independence grants.

  2. The division of medical services within the department of social services, the department of health and senior services and the division of vocational rehabilitation within the department of elementary and secondary education shall work together to develop information and training on community-based service options for residents transitioning into the community. Representatives of disability-related community organizations shall complete such training before initiating contact with institutionalized individuals.

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(L. 2001 S.B. 236)