PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements for the possession and use of the program identification card by the eligible senior or his or her authorized agent.

1. (1) The program identification card shall be retained in the possession of the claimant or the claimant’s authorized agent and not be given to a participating pharmacy except for inspection and immediate return. The claimant remains responsible for its appropriate use to claim benefits. In no case may a claimant send the program identification card through the mail to a participating provider.
2. (2) A claimant may claim program benefits only if the claimant, or the claimant’s authorized agent, presents the participating pharmacy with a valid program identification card.
3. (3) When a claimant is adjudicated incompetent or is incapable to claim program benefits, the claimant’s authorized agent may claim such benefits on behalf of the claimant. Authorized agents must present the participating pharmacy with the claimant’s program identification card; inform the pharmacy of their designation; and sign their own name and indicate their relationship to the claimant.
4. (4) Eligibility for the program benefits terminates upon the death of a claimant.

AUTHORITY: section 208.553.3(5), RSMo Supp. 2001.* Emergency rule filed Jan. 16, 2002, effective March 1, 2002, expired Aug. 27, 2002. Original rule filed Jan. 16, 2002, effective Aug. 30, 2002. *Original authority: 208.553, RSMo 2001.