Charles Bentley Email and Phone Number

I was responsible for policy development, training, and compliance for Medicaid eligibility, SCHIP eligibility, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food Stamps, state supplemental cash assistance programs for persons who are elderly, blind or have a disability, Refugee Assistance, LIHEAP, and the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). This included management of units responsible developing an automated eligibility system, quality assurance, and electronic benefit issuance. During my tenure, we developed and implemented the Family Medicaid phase of our automated system (FAMIS) and began development of the phase to add the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid categories, implemented a web-based family Medicaid/SCHIP application that allows people to apply online with an electronic signature, and won numerous federal bonuses for excellence in the Food Stamps program.

I was responsible for the development and implementation of policy for Medicaid eligibility, SCHIP eligibility, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), state supplemental cash assistance programs for persons who are elderly, blind or have a disability, and Refugee Assistance.During my tenure, we developed and implemented the TANF phase of our automated system (FAMIS) and began development of the phase to the Family Medicaid categories.

I supervised the unit responsible for policy development for Medicaid eligibility, SCHIP eligibility, and state supplemental cash assistance programs for persons who are elderly, blind or have a disability.During my tenure, we developed and implemented Missouri's SCHIP program, expanded Medicaid eligibility to include categories for the working disabled and woman with breast or cervical cancer, simplified the Medicaid application/enrollment process, and implemented Medicaid outreach efforts.

Developed and wrote policy for Family Medicaid eligibility categories.

Policy consultant to local DFS offices on Income Maintenance programs - Medicaid, Food Stamps, AFDC (TANF)

Supervised Income Maintenance caseworkers

Determined eligibility for public assistance programs- Medicaid, Food Stamps, AFDC