578.375. As used in sections 578.375 to 578.389, the following terms mean:
(1) "Authorization to participate" or "ATP card", a document which is issued by a state or federal agency to a certified household to show the food stamp allotment the household is authorized to receive on presentation of the document;
(2) "Department", the Missouri department of social services or any of its divisions;
(3) "Employment information", the following facts if reasonably available: complete name, beginning and ending dates of employment during the most recent five years, amount of money earned in any month or months during the most recent five years, last known address, date of birth, and Social Security account number;
(4) "Food stamp coupons" or "food stamp", any coupon, stamp or other type of document used or intended for use in the purchase of food pursuant to the Missouri food stamp program;
(5) "Public assistance", anything of value, including money, food, ATP cards, food stamp coupons, commodities, clothing, utilities, utilities payments, shelter, drugs and medicine, materials, goods, and any service including institutional care, medical care, dental care, child care, psychiatric and psychological service, rehabilitation instruction, training, or counseling, received by or paid on behalf of any person under chapters 198, 205, 207, 208, 209, and 660, or benefits, programs, and services provided or administered by the Missouri department of social services or any of its divisions.
(L. 1987 S.B. 259 § 1)
Missouri General Assembly