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HCS/SB 607 - This act requires the Department of Social Services, by January 1, 2017, to contract with a private vendor to verify that eligibility requirements are being met by recipients of public assistance, including supplemental nutrition assistance program; temporary assistance for needy families; child care assistance; and MO HealthNet. The Department will retain final determination of eligibility. The Department and the contractor are required to file an annual report with the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the eligibility data. Under this act, the Department of Social Services may utilize best clinical practices to achieve cost efficacy when administering MO HealthNet's pharmacy program. This act is substantially similar provisions in SB 607 (2016), SCS/HB 1795 (2016), SCS/HCS/HB 796 (2015), HB 985 (2015), HCS/SCS/SB 35 (2015), HCS/SCS/SB 322 (2015), HCS/SCS/SB 38 (2015). SARAH HASKINS
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