Narrative: e.

Extended Women's Health Services Program

• As a part of Missouri's Medicaid 1115 Waiver, uninsured women losing MO HealthNet for Pregnant Women (Missouri’s Medicaid Program for pregnant women) eligibility 12 months after the birth of their child will remain eligible for coverage of women's health services. The coverage continues for a maximum of one year any time Medicaid eligibility due to pregnancy expires. There is no income limit. Eligibility automatically extends following the current 12 month post -partum period. The recipient must not currently have insurance that provides coverage for physician's services and hospitalization. The requirement that health insurance not have been dropped in the last six months does not apply. This is a new state legislation from the 2023 session.
• Women in this category are eligible for a one year period for the following services only:
  • Approved methods of contraception;
  • Pap test;
  • Pelvic exams;
  • Sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment;
  • Family planning, counseling, education on various methods of birth control, and;
  • Drugs, supplies, or devices related to the women's health services described above, when they are prescribed by a physician or advanced practice nurse.

Personal Responsibility Education Program

• The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services administers the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) to support teen pregnancy prevention strategies to reduce out-of-wedlock births. PREP serves adolescents ages 12-19 in some of the highest need counties of Missouri by providing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention education programs which also include addressing adulthood preparation topics.

Teen Outreach Program

• The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) is administrated by the Department of Health and Senior Services to replicate one of the few rigorously evaluated programs proven effective in increasing school success and protecting youth from risk factors that contribute to teen pregnancy and other negative health behaviors.

Transitional Living Placement

• The Department of Social Services (DSS) supports a Transitional Living Placement (TLP) for foster children and troubled youth. This is a two-tiered program. The first tier, Transitional Living Placement- Group Home (TLG) provides an opportunity for older youth to practice life skills in order to live successfully in the community. TLG allows the youth to apply life skills training to actual daily living in a supervised setting. Ideally, TLG offers the youth the opportunity to transition smoothly from a more restrictive environment to a less restrictive setting based on their readiness. 
• The second tier, Transitional Living Placement-Scatter Sites (TLSS), is for youth who demonstrate the ability to make responsible decisions, are able to maintain employment, and are aware of the financial and emotional demands of living on their own. These youth are able to practice 'real life' skills and prepare for their future in an apartment setting. Youth who participate in this tier receive support, but have less supervision than those in the TLG.