The following are summaries and other information related to Proposed Rules that the Department of Social Services has submitted to the Secretary of State for Publication in the Missouri Register. These rules will not go into effect until the public has had an opportunity to submit written comments, and to attend a public hearing if one is scheduled.

Any person may offer comments on a Proposed Rule. The instructions for submitting comments, and the location and date of a hearing if one is scheduled, are located after the text of each rule.  And, you may email comments on a Proposed Rule to Rules.Comment@DSS.mo.gov. Please note that the official text of a Proposed Rule is the version that appears in the Missouri Register, not the draft copy on this site. Refer to the official copy if you wish to submit comments.

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Proposed Rule Summary Fiscal
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Link to Missouri Register Date Posted
13 CSR 35-60.040 This rule is being rescinded so that a revised rule containing an updated version of the same subject matter may be promulgated. No Missouri Register – March 1, 2024 Volume 49, Number 6 (Page 400) 03/15/24
13 CSR 35-60.040 This rule explains what physical and environmental conditions are required for licensing and further describes sleeping arrangements and fire and safety requirements. No Missouri Register – March 1, 2024 Volume 49, Number 6 (Page 400-402) 03/15/24
13 CSR 35-60.050 This rule is being rescinded so that a revised rule containing an updated version of the same subject matter may be promulgated. No Missouri Register – March 1, 2024 Volume 49, Number 5 (Page 353) 03/01/24
13 CSR 35-60.050 This rule sets forth the duties of foster parents to cooperate with Children’s Division and to provide physical care to a foster child. The rule further lists the division’s expectations concerning education and training, moral and religious training, discipline, chores and work, recreation and leisure, earning and spending money, supervision, and transportation. No Missouri Register – March 1, 2024 Volume 49, Number 5 (Page 354-356) 03/01/24
13 CSR 35-71.020 This rule is being rescinded so that a revised rule containing an updated version of the same subject matter may be promulgated. No Missouri Register – March 1, 2024 Volume 49, Number 5 (Page 356) 03/01/24
13 CSR 35-71.020 This rule sets forth the process through which a residential care facility may obtain and renew a license and the division’s authority to monitor a facility’s compliance with the rules in this chapter through on-site visits and record reviews. No Missouri Register – March 1, 2024 Volume 49, Number 5 (Page 356-358) 03/01/24
13 CSR 70-15.220 This proposed amendment adds language regarding final DSH redistributions and unspent allotment payments to bankrupt-liquidation or closed hospitals. No Missouri Register – March 1, 2024 Volume 49, Number 5 (Page 358-359) 03/01/24

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