2009 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 208 Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief
208.503. Selection of applicants--services, limit--eligibility.

208.503. 1. The division shall select project participants from applicants who meet the criteria and requirements set forth in subsection 3 of this section.

2. Subject to appropriations, the division shall provide child care and medical services to no more than two hundred fifty head-of-household participants. Such child care and medical services will continue until the earned income of the participant is at least two times the minimum wage. The division shall deliver the transitional child care assistance through a vendor voucher payment or purchase of service system which requires that as the recipient's earned income increases, the recipient shall contribute to the cost of the assistance in accordance with a sliding scale fee established by rule.

3. In order to be considered for selection as a prospective project participant pursuant to sections 208.500 to 208.507:

(1) A person shall apply to the division to participate in the program;

(2) An applicant shall have been a recipient of AFDC benefits for at least twelve of the last thirty-six months preceding application;

(3) The applicant shall have become ineligible for AFDC benefits due to an increase in earned income, within the year preceding application, or is currently receiving transitional child care services as defined in section 208.400;

(4) The applicant shall be employed at the time of application and not receiving employer paid child care or medical services;

(5) The applicant shall meet any other criteria as determined by the division of family services.

(L. 1993 H.B. 330 § 7)