Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 1425 - FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM › Section 17-1425-1 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
For the purpose of this chapter:
"ACTION" means the federal agency authorized to provide
				  opportunities for individuals to serve communities through volunteer programs
				  administered by the agency.
"Appropriated funds" means funds provided by the federal
				  government, and locally generated funds by the grantee, in support of the
				  grant.
"Children" means individuals with special needs, served by
				  foster grandparents, who are chronologically aged twenty or below. In certain
				  circumstances a child also means individuals reaching age twenty-one who are
				  determined to need continued services and are mentally retarded. The child
				  shall have been receiving service prior to attaining the chronological age of
				  twenty-one.
"Children having exceptional needs" means individuals who
				  are developmentally disabled, such as those who are mentally retarded,
				  autistic, have cerebral palsy or epilepsy, are visually impaired,
				  multi-handicapped, emotionally disturbed or have a language disorder, specific
				  learning disability, or other significant health impairment. Existence of a
				  child's special need shall be verified by an appropriate professional, such as
				  a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, registered nurse or a licensed
				  practical nurse, speech therapist, or educator before a foster grandparent is
				  assigned to the child.
"Children with special needs" includes those who are abused
				  or neglected, in need of foster care, status offenders, juvenile delinquents,
				  runaway youths, teenage parents and children in need of protective intervention
				  in their homes. Existence of a child's need shall be verified by an appropriate
				  professional before a foster grandparent is assigned to the child.
"Foster grandparents" means persons with low income, aged
				  sixty and over who provide services to children.
"Foster grandparent program" or "program" means a volunteer
				  program which provides part-time opportunities with stipends for low income
				  persons, aged sixty and over, who give person-to-person supportive service in
				  health, education, welfare, and related settings to children having special or
				  exceptional needs.
"Memorandum of understanding" means a written agreement
				  signed by the department of human services, foster grandparent program, and the
				  volunteer station which specifies service hours, and which identifies project
				  requirements, working relationships and responsibilities of the department, the
				  foster grandparent program, and the volunteer station.
"Stipend" means an hourly payment to foster grandparents to
				  enable them to serve without cost to themselves. Stipends are non-taxable and
				  not considered as income.
"Volunteer station" means a public or private nonprofit
				  agency, institution, or organization, or proprietary health care agency or
				  organization qualified and licensed to provide services to children with
				  special or exceptional needs that has entered into a memorandum of
				  understanding with the program.