State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2005
Missouri
State Supplementation
Mandatory Minimum Supplementation
Administration: State Department of Social Services; Division of Family Services.
Optional State Supplementation
Administration: State Department of Social Services; Division of Family Services.
Effective date: January 1, 1974.
Statutory basis for payment
Supplemental aid to the blind: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 209.
All other supplementation: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 208.030, subchapter 5.
Funding
Administration: State funds.
Assistance: State funds.
Passalong method: Maintaining payment levels.
Place of application: State offices of the Division of Family Services.
Scope of coverage: Optional state supplement provided to any person who:
- Is aged, blind, or disabled and over age 18;
- Resides in a licensed residential care facility or a licensed intermediate care or skilled nursing home that is not a Medicaid facility; and
- Has insufficient cash income to cover costs of care in the facility.
Blind persons over age 18 living on their own are also provided with a supplement. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.
Resource limitations
Aged and disabled: $999.99 individual; $2,000 couple.
Blind: $2,000 individual; $4,000 couple.
Income exclusions: There are no income exclusions for the aged or disabled. Disregards for the blind include the first $65 plus one-half of the remainder of earned income.
Recoveries, liens, and assignments: None.
Financial responsibility of relatives: None.
Interim assistance: State participates.
Payment levels: See Table 1.
| Living arrangement | Combined federal and state | State supplementation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level I | 735.00 | 1,181.00 | 156.00 | 312.00 |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level II | 871.00 | 1,453.00 | 292.00 | 584.00 |
| Licensed intermediate care or skilled nursing home a | 969.00 | 1,649.00 | 390.00 | 780.00 |
| Aid to the blind | 1,058.00 | 1,827.00 | b 479.00 | b 958.00 |
| a. Recipients in licensed nursing homes are entitled to an additional $25 per month to meet their personal needs. If the recipient is already receiving a personal needs allowance from another state or federal agency, this payment will not be made by the Division of Family Services. | ||||
| b. Only recipients who receive less than $479 monthly in SSI payments and less than $625 monthly from other sources qualify for this supplement. The state supplement is reduced dollar-for-dollar by the SSI payment. | ||||
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Number of recipients: See Table 2.
| Living arrangement | Total | Aged | Blind | Disabled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recipients | 8,572 | 2,745 | 876 | 4,951 |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level I | 1,906 | 602 | . . . | 1,304 |
| Licensed residential care facility, Level II | 5,566 | 1,984 | . . . | 3,582 |
| Licensed intermediate care or skilled nursing home | 224 | 159 | . . . | 65 |
| Aid to the blind | 876 | . . . | 876 | . . . |
| NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | ||||
State Assistance for Special Needs
State does not provide assistance for special needs.
Medicaid
Eligibility
Criteria: State guidelines.
Determined by: State.
Medically Needy Program
State does not provide a program for the medically needy.
Unpaid Medical Expenses
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.