Definition of Abandonment of Residence

PURPOSE: This rule defines when a recipient of assistance becomes ineligible due to abandonment of Missouri residence. (1) When it is known that a recipient of public assistance or Blind Pension has left the state, the Family Support Division shall determine the reason for the absence and, if it is established that the recipient has abandoned his/her Missouri residence, assistance will be discontinued. AUTHORITY: sections 207.022 and 660.017, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Nov. 4, 1954, effective Nov. 14, 1954. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2018, effective May 30, 2019. *Original authority: 207.022, RSMo 2014 and 660.017, RSMo 1993, amended 1995.