Missouri Laws 211.490 – Child placed in residential group facility, eligibility for medical ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 211.490
- Child: means any person under eighteen years of age. See Missouri Laws 211.021
- Group home: a child care facility which approximates a family setting, provides access to community activities and resources, and provides care to no more than twelve children. See Missouri Laws 211.021
- Juvenile court: means the juvenile division or divisions of the circuit court of the county, or judges while hearing juvenile cases assigned to them. See Missouri Laws 211.021
- parent: means the mother. See Missouri Laws 211.021
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any child who is placed in a not-for-profit residential group facility for children by the juvenile court shall be eligible for medical assistance benefits pursuant to the provisions of section 208.152. In addition, any child who is placed in a not-for-profit residential group facility for children by the parent, and who is currently receiving benefits pursuant to the provisions of section 208.152, shall continue to receive benefits while in the group home. The eligibility and provisions of this section shall begin on the date of placement of the child in the residential group facility and shall terminate on the date the child is removed from such placement.