Bill > SB1760

This bill appropriates funds for the Department of Social Services (DSS) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, covering expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions across its various divisions and programs. The appropriations are drawn from different state funds, including General Revenue, and various federal and other sources. The bill details specific allocations for the Office of the Director, the Division of Finance and Administrative Services, the Division of Legal Services, the Family Support Division, the Children's Division, and the MO HealthNet Division, which administers the state's Medicaid program. It also includes provisions for receiving and expending grants from private, federal, and other governmental agencies, and outlines funding for specific initiatives such as a citizen engagement platform for Medicaid applications, a statewide health data standard, child abuse prevention, Medicaid audit and compliance, child welfare services, income maintenance, child support enforcement, services for the visually impaired, various community and work programs, services for victims of crime and sexual assault, foster care and adoption support, juvenile services, and a wide range of MO HealthNet services including pharmacy, physician, dental, long-term care, and hospital services. The bill also allows for flexibility in fund transfers between certain sections and includes provisions for specific programs like the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program and the Show-Me Healthy Babies Program.

https://www.senate.mo.gov/BillTracking/Bills/BillInformation?year=2026&BillID=6475226