Vetoed by Governor Mike Parson

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funds to the Missouri Department of Social Services.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $10.28 million to the Family Support Division for grants and contracts to Community Partnerships and other community initiatives and related expenses (Sec. 11.135).

• Appropriates $16.2 million to the Missouri Work Assistance Program Unit for the Missouri SkillUp Program (Sec. 11.147).

• Appropriates $26 million to the Missouri Work Assistance Program Unit for work assistance programs (Sec. 11.147).

• Appropriates $31.74 million to the Family Support Division for the Temporary  Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, Temporary Assistance (TA) Diversion transitional benefits and payments to qualified agencies for TANF or TANF Maintenance of Effort activities (Sec. 11.150).

• Appropriates $10 million to the Family Support Division for support to Food Banks’ effort to provide services and food to low-income individuals (Sec. 11.150).

• Appropriates $8.96 million to the Family Support Division for alternatives to abortion services, including the alternatives to abortion public awareness program and the healthy marriage and fatherhood initiative (Sec. 11.155).

• Appropriates $51.48 million to the Family Support Division for community services programs provided by Community Action Agencies or other not-for-profit organizations under the provisions of the Community Services Block Grant (Sec. 11.175).

• Appropriates $160 million to the Children’s Division for child care subsidy payments (Sec. 11.385).

• Appropriates $67.06 for child care services to provide immediate financial assistance to child care providers to prevent them from going out of business and to support child care for families, including healthcare workers, first responders, and other professionals in critical roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, the general administration of the programs, and to support the Educare Program (Sec. 11.385).

• Appropriates $15.16 million to the MO HealthNet Division for clinical services management related to the administration of the MO HealthNet Pharmacy fee-for-service and managed care programs and administration of the Missouri Rx Plan (Sec. 11.605).

• Appropriates $1.25 billion to the MO HealthNet Division for pharmaceutical payments under the MO HealthNet fee-for-service program, professional fees for pharmacists, and for a comprehensive chronic care risk management program (Sec. 11.700).

• Appropriates $90 million to the MO HealthNet Division for funds to compensate all Nursing Homes for an additional amount of $24.88 per Medicaid patient per day as long as Missouri or the United States remain in the current emergency declaration and to compensate any Nursing Home that has an active COVID-19 case for an additional amount of $19.63 per Medicaid patient per day during the period in which a nursing home has at least one confirmed positive COVID-19 test on the premises (Sec. 11.730).

• Appropriates $112.8 million to the MO HealthNet Division for funding programs to enhance access to care for uninsured children using fee-for-services, prepaid health plans, or other alternative service delivery and reimbursement methodology (Sec. 11.800).

• Appropriates $703.56 million to the MO HealthNet Division for payments to the Department of Mental Health (Sec. 11.855).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funds to the Missouri Department of Social Services.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $10.28 million to the Family Support Division for grants and contracts to Community Partnerships and other community initiatives and related expenses (Sec. 11.135).

• Appropriates $16.2 million to the Missouri Work Assistance Program Unit for the Missouri SkillUp Program (Sec. 11.147).

• Appropriates $26 million to the Missouri Work Assistance Program Unit for work assistance programs (Sec. 11.147).

• Appropriates $31.74 million to the Family Support Division for the Temporary  Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, Temporary Assistance (TA) Diversion transitional benefits and payments to qualified agencies for TANF or TANF Maintenance of Effort activities (Sec. 11.150).

• Appropriates $10 million to the Family Support Division for support to Food Banks’ effort to provide services and food to low-income individuals (Sec. 11.150).

• Appropriates $8.96 million to the Family Support Division for alternatives to abortion services, including the alternatives to abortion public awareness program and the healthy marriage and fatherhood initiative (Sec. 11.155).

• Appropriates $51.48 million to the Family Support Division for community services programs provided by Community Action Agencies or other not-for-profit organizations under the provisions of the Community Services Block Grant (Sec. 11.175).

• Appropriates $160 million to the Children’s Division for child care subsidy payments (Sec. 11.385).

• Appropriates $67.06 for child care services to provide immediate financial assistance to child care providers to prevent them from going out of business and to support child care for families, including healthcare workers, first responders, and other professionals in critical roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, the general administration of the programs, and to support the Educare Program (Sec. 11.385).

• Appropriates $15.16 million to the MO HealthNet Division for clinical services management related to the administration of the MO HealthNet Pharmacy fee-for-service and managed care programs and administration of the Missouri Rx Plan (Sec. 11.605).

• Appropriates $1.25 billion to the MO HealthNet Division for pharmaceutical payments under the MO HealthNet fee-for-service program, professional fees for pharmacists, and for a comprehensive chronic care risk management program (Sec. 11.700).

• Appropriates $90 million to the MO HealthNet Division for funds to compensate all Nursing Homes for an additional amount of $24.88 per Medicaid patient per day as long as Missouri or the United States remain in the current emergency declaration and to compensate any Nursing Home that has an active COVID-19 case for an additional amount of $19.63 per Medicaid patient per day during the period in which a nursing home has at least one confirmed positive COVID-19 test on the premises (Sec. 11.730).

• Appropriates $112.8 million to the MO HealthNet Division for funding programs to enhance access to care for uninsured children using fee-for-services, prepaid health plans, or other alternative service delivery and reimbursement methodology (Sec. 11.800).

• Appropriates $703.56 million to the MO HealthNet Division for payments to the Department of Mental Health (Sec. 11.855).

Full Bill Text