Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 1621 - PERMANENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 17-1621-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Caregiver" means the child's legal guardian(s) or permanent
				  custodian(s).
"Child" means a person who is born alive and is less than
				  eighteen years of age.
"Criminal history record check" means an examination of an
				  individual's criminal history record through fingerprint analysis and name
				  inquiry into state and national criminal history record files, including, but
				  not limited to, the files of the Hawaii criminal justice data center; provided
				  that the information obtained shall be used exclusively for the purposes under
				  this chapter and shall be subject to applicable federal and state laws and
				  regulations.
"Difficulty of care payments" or "difficulty of care" means
				  payments in addition to the basic foster care maintenance board rate based on
				  the level of care and supervision a child requires as determined by an
				  assessment of the child's level of overall functioning. Payments for difficulty
				  of care can be issued when the child requires increased care and supervision
				  due to physical or mental health conditions, or emotional, psychological, or
				  behavioral needs, which are being treated by a professional. Payments for
				  difficulty of care may also be issued when the child requires academic or
				  educational assistance that is over and above the average assistance needed for
				  a child as documented by appropriate school personnel.
"Kinship guardianship assistance" means the provision of
				  federal Title IV-E kinship guardianship assistance payments and medical
				  benefits to the relative legal guardian(s) of a child.
"Kinship guardianship assistance agreement" means a written
				  agreement between the relative legal guardian(s) and the department specifying
				  conditions for the provision of the federal Title IV-E kinship guardianship
				  assistance.
"Kinship guardianship assistance payment" means the
				  provision of Federal Title IV-E monetary assistance to a legal guardian for a
				  child previously under the department's placement responsibility in order to
				  facilitate the child's permanent placement with legal guardian(s).
"Legal guardian" means any adult who has been awarded legal
				  guardianship of a child as the result of a judicial determination under chapter
				  560, HRS, made at the time the department had placement responsibility of the
				  child. For the purposes of this chapter the legal guardian(s) shall be referred
				  to as "caregiver(s).
"Permanency assistance" means the provision of permanency
				  assistance payments and medical benefits to facilitate the permanent placement
				  of a child under the department's placement responsibility.
"Permanency assistance agreement" means a written agreement
				  between the legal guardian(s) or permanent custodian(s) and the department
				  specifying conditions for the provision of permanency assistance.
"Permanency assistance payment" means the provision of
				  monetary assistance for a child previously under the department's placement
				  responsibility in order to facilitate the child's permanent placement with
				  legal guardian(s) or permanent custodian(s).
"Permanent custodian" means any adult who has been awarded
				  permanent custody of a child under chapter 587A, HRS. For the purposes of this
				  chapter permanent custodian(s) shall be referred to as "caregiver(s)."
"Permanent custody" means the legal status created under
				  chapter 587A, HRS, subsequent to a judicial determination that vests in a
				  permanent custodian parental and custodial duties and rights.
"Placement responsibility" means the authority to determine
				  the placement and care of a child pursuant to chapter 587A,
				  HRS.