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MO HB681
Bill
Status
1/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Sue Allen
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AI Summary
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Abolishes the Department of Health and Senior Services effective July 1, 2016, redistributing its functions across multiple state agencies through Type I transfers
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Establishes a new Department of MO HealthNet to consolidate all MO HealthNet program and Medicaid functions currently scattered across the Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health, and Department of Health and Senior Services
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Renames the Department of Mental Health to the "Department of Mental Health and Health" and expands its commission from 7 to 11 members, with increased physician representation (4 instead of 2) including two general practitioners
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Creates two new divisions within the Department of Social Services: a Welfare Division (handling SNAP, TANF, WIC, and LIHEAP) and a Human Services Division (absorbing children's services, youth services, senior and disability services, and child support enforcement)
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Abolishes several existing divisions within Social Services including the children's division, family support division, division of youth services, division of legal services, and division of finance and administration
Legislative Description
Transfers and restructures the duties and powers of the Department of Health and Senior Services into the Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health and Health, and the newly-established Department of MO HealthNet
Last Action
Referred: Government Oversight and Accountability(H)
2/5/2015