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HI Rev Stat § 346-163 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-163 Licenses and temporary permits

  §346-163 Licenses and temporary permits. (a) If satisfied that the applicant meets the minimum standards established pursuant to section 346-162 and subject to the criminal history record checks and child abuse record checks of section 346-154, the department shall grant the applicant a license for the operation of a group child care home or group child care center, as the case may be. The license shall be valid for:  (1) One year for new applicants and for those who have been licensed for less than four years; and  (2) Two years for those who have been licensed for four years or more,  unless sooner revoked. Where the activities of the applicant fall within the licensing requirements of the department of education and this subpart, a license shall be required from both the department of education and the department of human services.  A temporary permit may be issued for a period of six months at the department's discretion to any applicant who is temporarily unable to conform to all of the minimum standards. Renewal of the temporary permit shall be left to the department's discretion; provided that the combined period of the initial and subsequently renewed permits shall not exceed twenty-four months. Licenses and permits shall be conspicuously posted on the licensed premises.  (b) The department may establish reasonable fees for the issuance or renewal of licenses and permits according to rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1998, c 5, §2; am L 2001, c 201, §6; am L 2012, c 161, §2] Cross References  Criminal history record checks: child caring institutions, etc., see §846-2.7.
HI Rev Stat § 346-164 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-164 Suspension and revocation of licenses and permits; reissuance.

  §346-164 Suspension and revocation of licenses and permits; reissuance. Any license or temporary permit issued under this subpart may be suspended or revoked by the department of human services after due notice and hearing, the provisions for which shall be made in the rules. However, upon a determination by the department that conditions exist which constitute an imminent danger to the health, welfare, or safety of the children cared for, a license or temporary permit may be immediately suspended pending a hearing by the department as herein provided. The department, in its discretion, may reissue a license or temporary permit which has been suspended or revoked upon satisfying itself that minimum standards have been or will be met. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 346-165 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-165 Visitation and inspection of group child care home, group child care center.

  §346-165 Visitation and inspection of group child care home, group child care center. The department of human services shall visit and inspect each group child care home and group child care center as frequently as it deems necessary for the proper operation, sanitation, and safety of the home or center, as the case may be. The visits and inspections shall be made at least once annually. Every group child care home and group child care center licensed under this subpart shall be open to visitation and inspection by representatives of the department of human services, the department of education, and the department of health, and by designated representatives of the respective county fire departments at all times. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1998, c 5, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 346-166 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-166 Records.

  §346-166 Records. Every group child care home and group child care center shall keep such records and shall file with the department of human services such reports as required by rules adopted by the department. All records and all information obtained concerning children or their parents or relatives shall be kept confidential by the provider and by members of any department herein named. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 346-171 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-171 Registration for family child care home required.

  §346-171 Registration for family child care home required. No person shall operate or maintain a family child care home unless registered to do so by the department of human services under this subpart. The registration shall be valid for:  (1) One year for new applicants and for those who have been registered for less than four years; and  (2) Two years for those who have been registered for four years or more, unless sooner revoked. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1998, c 5, §4] Note  Source note does not include reference to L 1988, c 125, §3 which purports to amend §346-171 with identical amendments made by L 1987, c 339, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 346-172 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-172 Rules for registration.

  §346-172 Rules for registration. (a) The department shall adopt rules establishing minimum requirements to ensure the health and safety of children provided care in a family child care home. The rules may specify, but shall not be limited to, minimum requirements concerning:  (1) The number of children which may be cared for at one time and the ratio of adult to children;  (2) The health of the provider and children;  (3) Fire and sanitation standards;  (4) The supervision and allowable types of discipline of children; and  (5) Protection of children who are provided care from abuse.  (b) It is the intent of the legislature that the:  (1) Minimum requirements established under this section be less strict than the minimum standards established under section 346-162 for group child care homes and group child care centers;  (2) Minimum requirements be as simple and clear as possible;  (3) Minimum requirements be germane to the provision of care to children in a private home as opposed to a nonresidential facility or institution, require as little recordkeeping by the provider as possible, and require information and reports if deemed necessary, from the provider which the department intends to scrutinize carefully and not cursorily; and  (4) Department establish minimum requirements, the compliance with which can be assessed easily and objectively by officers and employees of the department, providers, and parents and legal guardians of children. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-173 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-173 Procedure for registration.

  §346-173 Procedure for registration. (a) A person desiring to have the person's home registered as a family child care home shall make application to the department. Upon receipt of the application, the department shall conduct a study of the applicant's qualifications, home, and proposed operation. The department shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant which authorizes the applicant to operate a family child care home if the department is satisfied that the premises and proposed operation will be in compliance with the minimum requirements established under section 346-172 and subject to the criminal history record checks under section 346-154.  The provider shall operate and maintain the premises of the family child care home in accordance with the minimum requirements established under section 346-172 so long as registered.  (b) The department may establish reasonable fees for the issuance or renewal of certificates of registration according to rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 2012, c 161, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 346-174 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-174 Informing parent and legal guardian of children and general public.

  §346-174 Informing parent and legal guardian of children and general public. (a) The department shall maintain a registry of registered family child care homes and make the information in the registry available to the general public upon request. The department may also provide for the publication and dissemination of the registry through the news media or other means.  (b) The provider of child care in a family child care home shall give to each parent or legal guardian of a child a copy of the provider's certificate of registration upon request. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-175 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-175 Visitation and inspection of family child care home; revocation of registration.

  §346-175 Visitation and inspection of family child care home; revocation of registration. (a) The department shall visit and inspect the premises and operation of a family child care home to determine compliance with the minimum requirements established under section 346-172:  (1) At least once in each calendar year; and  (2) Upon receipt of a complaint that the premises or operation of the home is in violation of the minimum requirements established under section 346-172.  (b) If the visitation and inspection reveal that the premises or operation of the home is in violation of a minimum requirement, the department shall immediately suspend or revoke the registration. Upon suspension or revocation, the home shall no longer be a registered family child care home and the department shall notify the parents or legal guardian of each child who is provided care in the home of the revocation.  A person whose registration has been suspended or revoked may appeal the suspension or revocation in accordance with chapter 91, but the appeal shall not stay the suspension or revocation. If an appeal is made under chapter 91, the appeal of the suspension or revocation, and not the suspension or revocation itself, shall be deemed the contested case.  The department shall suspend the registration if the violation of the minimum requirement is the first violation of the provider and the violation does not warrant a revocation of the registration. The department shall revoke the registration if the provider has violated any minimum requirement or requirements to such an extent or of a nature that the provider is unfit to be trusted with the care of children or operation of a family child care home or if the provider has had the provider's registration suspended at least once previously.  (c) The department may reinstate a suspended registration or restore a revoked registration if it deems that the person is willing and able to comply with the rules adopted under section 346-172. A suspended registration may be reinstated upon the department's satisfaction that the violation has been or will be corrected. A revoked registration shall be restored only after new application is made and reviewed under this subpart. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-176 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-176 Family child care system.

  §346-176 Family child care system. The department shall authorize the establishment and operation of a family child care system under which a sponsoring agency contracts family child care homes to provide care and assumes administrative tasks for the homes and providers; provided that the department shall register each of the family child care homes individually in accordance with this subpart and establish no rule or requirement which jeopardizes the status of the providers of care in family child care homes as independent contractors of the sponsoring agency. The department may establish rules defining the administrative tasks which may be performed and minimum requirements, including provision of training to providers which must be complied with by the sponsoring agency, but shall not require the sponsoring agency to register or obtain a license or registration as a child care facility unless the sponsoring agency provides care to children on the sponsoring agency's premises. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-177 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-177 Program of incentive for registration.

  §346-177 Program of incentive for registration. Subject to the limits of legislative appropriations, the department may establish a program to encourage the registration of persons who provide care in private homes in violation of section 346-171. The program may include:  (1) Training of providers of care;  (2) Assistance to applicants in obtaining registration and complying with the minimum requirements;  (3) Counseling in providing quality care;  (4) Referrals of parents to providers;  (5) Assistance in obtaining benefits under or participation in federal and state child care programs; and  (6) Assistance in complying with business and tax regulations and requirements. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-181 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-181 Preschool open doors program.

Revision Note Subpart heading added by revisor pursuant to §23G-15.  §346-181 Preschool open doors program. (a) There is established within the department a school readiness program to be known as the preschool open doors program within the department's child care assistance program. The program shall:  (1) Provide access to school readiness services that address children's physical, cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional development;  (2) Require each provider to conduct school readiness assessments;  (3) Give priority to children from low- and moderate-income families; and  (4) Prepare children for school through either of the State's two official languages.  (b) [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2024. L 2021, c 210, §14(2).] Subject to the availability of funds, the program shall serve four-year-old children, with priority extended to:  (1) Children who are not eligible to attend public school kindergarten in the calendar year in which they turn five years of age because their birth date occurs after the kindergarten eligibility date pursuant to section 302A-411; and  (2) Underserved or at-risk children, as defined by rules adopted by the department.  (c) [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2024. L 2021, c 210, §14(2).] Enrollment in the program shall be voluntary. A parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the program shall share in the costs of the program through a copayment according to a sliding fee scale that is based on need pursuant to rules adopted by the department.  (d) The department may adopt interim rules to carry out the purposes of this section without regard to chapter 91 or 201M; provided that:  (1) The department shall hold at least one public hearing prior to the adoption of interim rules;  (2) The interim rules shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws; and  (3) The interim rules shall be effective for no more than one year after their adoption. [L 2013, c 169, §2; am L 2017, c 202, §11; am L 2020, c 46, §9; am L 2021, c 210, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 346-182 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-182 Preschool open doors special fund.

  §346-182 Preschool open doors special fund. (a) There is established within the state treasury the preschool open doors special fund, to be administered by the department's child care assistance program, into which shall be deposited all moneys received by the department's child care assistance program in the form of:  (1) Fees;  (2) Grants;  (3) Donations;  (4) Appropriations made by the legislature to the fund; and  (5) Revenues regardless of their source, and earnings on moneys in the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the procurement of health and human services under the preschool open doors program. Expenditures from the fund may be made by the department without appropriation or allotment but shall not be made for capital improvement projects.  (b) The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature, no later than August 31, on the sources of moneys deposited into the fund and expenditures of moneys in the fund. [L 2020, c 46, pt of §7]
HI Rev Stat § 346-183 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-183 Preschool grant program special fund; established.

  §346-183 Preschool grant program special fund; established. (a) There is established within the state treasury the preschool grant program special fund, to be administered by the department, into which shall be deposited:  (1) Donations to the fund;  (2) Appropriations made by the legislature to the fund;  (3) Revenues regardless of their source; and  (4) Earnings on moneys in the fund.  (b) The department shall expend moneys in the special fund to award funds to private entities for the operating costs of new preschools or expansion of existing preschools at the private entity's place of business.  (c) Expenditures from the fund may be made by the department without appropriation or allotment.  (d) Any grant awarded pursuant to this section or expenditure of funds for the administration of the preschool open doors program shall be exempt from chapters 103D and 103F. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the grant program.  (e) The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature, no later than August 31, on the sources of moneys deposited into the fund and expenditures of moneys in the fund. [L 2020, c 46, pt of §7]
HI Rev Stat § 346-184 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-184 Preschool open doors program; provider accreditation.

  §346-184 Preschool open doors program; provider accreditation. (a) Each service provider of the preschool open doors program shall be accredited or shall obtain accreditation within seven calendar years of first receiving any funds from the preschool open doors program; provided that any existing service provider unaccredited on July 1, 2022, shall commence the accreditation process no later than July 1, 2024, and obtain accreditation by July 1, 2029; provided further that the director may grant to any service provider one or more extensions to obtain accreditation on a case-by-case basis.  (b) Accreditation under this section shall be obtained from one or more of the following national early learning accrediting organizations:  (1) National Association for the Education of Young Children;  (2) National Early Childhood Program Accreditation;  (3) National Association for Family Child Care; or  (4) An accrediting organization approved by the director; provided that the accrediting organization is comparable to the organizations specified in paragraphs (1) through (3).  (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a service provider may receive or continue to receive funding through the preschool open doors program if the service provider maintains a satisfactory performance rating under the Classroom Assessment Scoring System developed by the University of Virginia and performed in conformance with United States Department of Health and Human Services guidelines.  (d) The department shall provide operational and financial support to service providers to assist the service providers in obtaining accreditation. The department may contract with a private entity to assist service providers in obtaining accreditation. [L 2020, c 46, pt of §7; am L 2021, c 210, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 346-185 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-185 Preschool open doors; procurement exemption.

  §346-185 Preschool open doors; procurement exemption. Effective July 1, 2020, any expenditure of funds by the department to implement, operate, or expand the preschool open doors program may be made without regard to chapters 103D and 103F. [L 2020, c 46, pt of §7]
HI Rev Stat § 346-186 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-186 Prior early learning program information.

  §346-186 Prior early learning program information. (a) The department shall establish or augment an existing database to collect and analyze information it receives from the department of education pursuant to sections 302A-1165 and 302A-1166 and the state public charter school commission pursuant to sections 302D-37 and 302D-38 and any other information the department may collect on all children in the State who are three to four years old and children who will not be at least five years of age on or before July 31 of the current school year.  (b) To the extent not prohibited by administrative rule or law, the department, department of education, state public charter school commission, and executive office on early learning shall share any information gathered pursuant to sections 302A-1165, 302A-1166, 302D-37, and 302D-38 with each other, along with any other information the department, department of education, or state public charter school commission may collect on all children in the State who are three to four years old and children who will not be at least five years of age on or before July 31 of the current school year.  (c) An organization whose mission is to strengthen the education pipeline from early childhood through postsecondary education and training with data-informed decision making, advocacy, and policy coordination may include, in the state longitudinal system, prior early learning program information from the department, executive office on early learning, department of education, Hawaii state public charter school commission, and department of health.  (d) Any procurement executed pursuant to this section shall be exempt from chapters 103D and 103F. [L 2020, c 46, §8; am L 2021, c 210, §9 and c 230, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 346-221 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-221 Purpose; construction.

Note Part heading amended by L 2008, c 154, §1. Cross References Dependent elder abuse; suits by the State; civil penalties, see §28-94.  Maximum fee for appointed counsel and guardian ad litem, see §571-87. Law Journals and Reviews Elder Law Hawaii. 13 HBJ, no. 13, at 85 (2009).  Elder Abuse and Laws to Protect Older Persons in Hawaii. 15 HBJ, no. 13, at 93 (2013).  Becoming a "Dementia-Capable" Attorney -- Representing Individuals with Dementia. 18 HBJ, no. 13, at 1 (2015).  Holding Hawai €˜i Nursing Facilities Accountable for the Inadequate Pain Management of Elderly Residents. 27 UH L. Rev. 233 (2004).  §346-221 Purpose; construction. The legislature recognizes that citizens of the State who are vulnerable to abuse constitute a significant and identifiable segment of the population and are particularly subject to risks of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.  The legislature recognizes that it is a person's vulnerability, not necessarily age, which is often encountered in cases of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. While advanced age alone is not sufficient reason to intervene in a person's life, the legislature finds that many elders have become subjects of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Substantial public interest exists to ensure that this segment of the population receives protection.  The legislature declares that the State shall develop and promote community services for the economic, social, and personal well-being and protection of its citizens who may be vulnerable to abuse.  In taking this action, the legislature intends to protect vulnerable adults and place the fewest possible restrictions on personal liberty and to permit the exercise of constitutional rights by adults consistent with protection from abuse. [L 1989, c 381, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 67, §8, c 144, §1, and c 234, §9; am L 2008, c 154, §3]