PURPOSE: This rule describes the requirements for review, submission to the division and the criteria for approval of the area agency’s area plan or plan amendments.

1. (1) The area agency shall submit the area plan or any plan amendments for review and comment to the area agency’s governing body and advisory council(s). The area agency shall obtain signed documentation stating that the area plan has been approved by the governing body and council(s). The area agency shall comply with the Missouri state and local review process.
2. (2) Following guidelines specified by the division in the preprint, the area agency shall submit the proposed area plan or amendments to the division for approval.
3. (3) The division will approve, in writing, an area agency’s plan or plan amendment indicating that it meets federal and state regulations and division policies and guidelines.

4. (4) The division will notify the area agency, in writing, within seven (7) calendar days of making a determination that it finds that any provision of the area plan or any plan amendment is not approvable and that the division proposes to disapprove the area plan or amendment. Written notification shall include the following:

   1. (A) Explanation of the reasons for the disapproval;
   2. (B) Provision for the opportunity for the area agency to review any pertinent documents upon which the determination was based; and
   3. (C) Notification of the right to request a formal hearing on the determination.

AUTHORITY: section 660.050, RSMo 1986.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 15-6.110. Original rule filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective April 30, 1986. *Original authority 1984, amended 1988.