HB 1241 -- Senior Services Growth and Development Program

Sponsor:  Sater

This bill establishes the Senior Services Growth and Development
Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services to
provide additional funding for senior services in the state.
Beginning January 1, 2011, a surcharge of 1% of the annual
premiums on certain specified individual and group Medicare and
long-term care insurance contracts will be imposed.  The
surcharges will be collected monthly, quarterly, or annually as
determined by the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions
and Professional Registration in conjunction with the Department
of Health and Senior Services and deposited into the newly
created Senior Services Enhanced Fund.  The collected funds will
be used by the Department of Health and Senior Services to
enhance senior services in the state and assist senior centers in
their need for growing operations and capital expenditures.

The Department of Health and Senior Services must establish and
collaborate with a distribution group consisting of one member
from each area agency on aging to establish guidelines for the
equitable distribution of the funds to the area agencies on
aging.  Fifty percent of all moneys distributed must be used
solely for the operating and capital needs of centers and for the
establishment of new centers.  All area agencies on aging must
report annually to the Department of Health and Senior Services
on the distribution and use of the funds.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:10 pm