MEMORANDUM

2015 Memorandums

IM-#7      01/15/15

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION
P.O. BOX 2320
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
TO:
ALL FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION OFFICES
FROM:
ALYSON CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:
POLICY UPDATE TO DISQUALIFIED FOR DRUG FELONY CONVICTION
MANUAL REVISION #6
1105.015.10.35

DISCUSSION:

The purpose of this memorandum is to notify staff of policy update to Disqualified for Drug Felony Conviction, to move the exception to the disqualification to Food Stamp Manual section 1105.015.10.35.05.

This section and the Exception Determination Worksheet have also been updated to include information on individuals who have plead guilty or no contest to, or has been found guilty of two subsequent felony drug offenses after the date of the first felony conviction which was omitted in error from Income Maintenance memorandum IM-77 Exceptions to Felony Drug Conviction Disqualification for the Food Stamp Program dated December 31, 2014.

Effective immediately, individuals who have plead guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to, or who have been found guilty of two subsequent felony offenses involving possession or use of a controlled substance after the date of the first controlled substance felony conviction are not eligible for the exception to the disqualification. This requirement, that the individual must not have two subsequent felony convictions, is in addition to the requirement that the individual has not pled guilty or no contest to, or has not been found guilty of an additional controlled substance misdemeanor or felony offense within one year of release from custody, or within one year after the date of conviction if the individual was not committed to custody.

Also, effective immediately is a revision to the verification policy. The policy had stated:

It has been changed to:

A copy of the Conviction Exception Determination Worksheet can be found in the online Income Maintenance Forms Manual.

NECESSARY ACTION:

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