Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 209
Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities
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Section 209.240.1
209.251→
August 28, 2015
Amount of pension--need, how determined.
209.240. 1. The family support division shall, for the purpose of
obtaining federal financial participation in aid to the blind payments,
prepare a budget taking into consideration the necessary expenses in
accordance with standards developed by the family support division and the
income and resources of the individual claiming aid to the blind. In
preparing such budget the family support division shall disregard the first
eighty-five dollars per month of earned income plus one-half of earned
income in excess of eighty-five dollars per month and for a period not in
excess of twelve months, such additional amounts of other income and
resources, in the case of an individual who has a plan for achieving
self-support approved by the family support division, as may be necessary
for the fulfillment of such plan. Every person passing the vision test and
having the other qualifications provided in this law shall be entitled to
receive aid to the blind in the amount of one hundred ten dollars monthly.
Any person disqualified to receive aid to the blind may apply for pension
to the blind as provided in sections 209.010 to 209.160.
2. If the funds at the disposal or which may be obtained by the
family support division for the payment of benefits under this section
shall at any time become insufficient to pay the full amount of benefits to
each person entitled thereto, the amount of benefits of each one of such
persons shall be reduced pro rata in proportion to such deficiency in the
total amount available or to become available for such purpose.
3. Medical assistance for aid to the blind recipients shall be
payable as provided in sections 208.151 to 208.158 without regard to any
durational residence requirement for eligibility.
(L. 1951 p. 764 § 5, A.L. 1953 p. 635, A.L. 1955 p. 694, A.L. 1959
H.B. 74, A.L. 1961 p. 536, A.L. 1963 p. 387, A.L. 1965 p. 357,
A.L. 1967 p. 330, A.L. 1969 p. 347, A.L. 1971 H.B. 287, Repealed
1973 S.B. 325, A.L. 1973 H.B. 157, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
1991
1991
209.240. 1. The division of family services shall, for the purpose of
obtaining federal financial participation in aid to the blind payments,
prepare a budget taking into consideration the necessary expenses in
accordance with standards developed by the division of family services and
the income and resources of the individual claiming aid to the blind. In
preparing such budget the division of family services shall disregard the
first eighty-five dollars per month of earned income plus one-half of earned
income in excess of eighty-five dollars per month and for a period not in
excess of twelve months, such additional amounts of other income and
resources, in the case of an individual who has a plan for achieving
self-support approved by the division of family services, as may be necessary
for the fulfillment of such plan. Every person passing the vision test and
having the other qualifications provided in this law shall be entitled to
receive aid to the blind in the amount of one hundred ten dollars monthly.
Any person disqualified to receive aid to the blind may apply for pension to
the blind as provided in sections 209.010 to 209.160.
2. If the funds at the disposal or which may be obtained by the division
of family services for the payment of benefits under this section shall at
any time become insufficient to pay the full amount of benefits to each
person entitled thereto, the amount of benefits of each one of such persons
shall be reduced pro rata in proportion to such deficiency in the total
amount available or to become available for such purpose.
3. Medical assistance for aid to the blind recipients shall be payable
as provided in sections 208.151 to 208.158 without regard to any durational
residence requirement for eligibility.
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