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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 653 - CHILD SUPPORT, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 4 - GOOD CAUSE CLAIM PROCEDURES › Section 17-653-28 - Processing good cause claims

Current through June, 2024
(a) An applicant or
				  recipient who refuses to cooperate and who claims to have good cause shall:
(1) Specify the circumstances which the
				  individual believes establishes good cause to be excused from the cooperation
				  requirement;
(2) Provide
				  corroboration of the good cause circumstances in accordance with section
				  17-653-29 within twenty days from the day a good cause claim is
				  filed;
(3) Provide additional
				  corroborative evidence the department deems necessary to make a good cause
				  determination;
(4) Be notified
				  promptly by the department of the specific types of additional evidence
				  required; and
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 653 - CHILD SUPPORT, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 4 - GOOD CAUSE CLAIM PROCEDURES › Section 17-653-29 - Evidence

Current through June, 2024
Good cause shall be corroborated with the following types
					 of evidence:
(1) Birth certificates or
				  medical or law enforcement records which indicate that the child was conceived
				  as a result of incest or forcible rape;
(2) Court documents which indicate legal
				  proceedings for adoption are pending before a court;
(3) Court, medical, child protective
				  services, social services, psychological, or law enforcement records which
				  indicate that the alleged father, absent parent, or others may inflict physical
				  or emotional harm on the child or other family member;
(4) Medical records which indicate emotional
				  health history and present emotional health status of the child or family
				  member or written statements from mental health professionals indicating a
				  prognosis concerning the diagnosis or emotional health of the individual or
				  family if cooperation is required;
(5) A written statement from a public or
				  licensed private social agency that the parent or other caretaker is being
				  assisted to resolve the issue of where to keep the child or relinquish the
				  child for adoption; or
(6) Sworn
				  notarized statements from persons other than the individual with knowledge of
				  the circumstances which provide the basis for the good cause claim.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 653 - CHILD SUPPORT, MEDICAL SUPPORT, AND THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 4 - GOOD CAUSE CLAIM PROCEDURES › Section 17-653-30 - Renewal of good cause claim

Current through June, 2024
(a) In all cases
				  where an initial determination has been made that there is good cause for
				  refusal to cooperate, the recipient shall have the responsibility of renewing a
				  good cause claim at each six-month or annual redetermination of
				  eligibility.
(b) If the department
				  determines that circumstances have changed and good cause no longer exists, the
				  department shall proceed to enforce the cooperation requirements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 654 - HAWAII NO-FAULT INSURANCE › Section 17-654-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
For the purpose of this chapter:
"Eligible household" means persons receiving financial
				  assistance payments, or supplemental security income benefits.
"Hawaii joint underwriting plan servicing carriers" means
				  insurance companies appointed by the insurance commissioner to provide no-fault
				  auto insurance to eligible financial assistance or supplemental security income
				  recipients.
"Registered owner" means any person in whose name the
				  vehicle is registered.
"Valid driver's license" means a license issued by the state
				  or local office authorized to license individuals for the operation of motor
				  vehicles.
"Vehicle" means any car, truck, or van which requires a
				  driver's license to operate.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 654 - HAWAII NO-FAULT INSURANCE › Section 17-654-3 - Eligibility for Hawaii no-fault auto insurance

Current through June, 2024
An individual shall meet the following conditions in order
				  to receive Hawaii no-fault auto insurance at no cost:
(1) An individual shall be a recipient of
				financial assistance payments or supplemental security income
				benefits;
(2) The individual shall
				possess a valid driver's license or shall be an unlicensed permanently disabled
				individual who is unable to operate the individual's own vehicle; and
(3) The individual shall be the sole
				registered owner of the vehicle.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 654 - HAWAII NO-FAULT INSURANCE › Section 17-654-5 - Certificate of eligibility

Current through June, 2024
The eligible household shall mail or present a certificate
				  of eligibility form issued by the department to one of the insurance companies
				  which is under the Hawaii joint underwriting plan servicing carriers to obtain
				  benefits of a Hawaii no-fault auto insurance policy.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 654 - HAWAII NO-FAULT INSURANCE › Section 17-654-6 - Vehicles to be insured

Current through June, 2024
(a) One vehicle per
				eligible household shall be insured without cost.
(b) The department shall determine whether
				additional vehicles in the household may be insured if the vehicle is:
(1) Used for employment; or
(2) Needed for transportation to a medical
				facility at least twice a month. This need shall be substantiated by a doctor's
				written statement.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 654 - HAWAII NO-FAULT INSURANCE › Section 17-654-7 - Termination of Hawaii no-fault auto insurance

Current through June, 2024
The individual shall be eligible for no-fault auto insurance
				  coverage at no cost provided the recipient household meets the conditions
				  established in sections
				  17-654-3 through
				  17-654-6. The individual shall
				  inform the Hawaii joint underwriting plan servicing carriers upon termination,
				  for any reason, of eligibility for no-fault auto insurance at no cost.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-655-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the
					 non-financial general eligibility requirements related to rights, identity,
					 age, furnishing of social security number, residency, institutional status,
					 citizenship, and income eligibility verification requirements for the financial
					 assistance and food stamp programs.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-655-3 - Right to assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall provide Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Aid to the Aged, Blind
				  and Disabled and food stamp assistance to any individual or family who meets
				  all of the eligibility conditions set forth by the rules of the
				  department.
(b) The department
				  shall provide general assistance to any individual or couple who meets all of
				  the eligibility conditions set forth by the rules of the department if funding
				  is available.
(c) The department
				  shall not provide assistance to any individual or family who fails to provide
				  verification of all eligibility conditions or fails to meet all the conditions
				  of eligibility set forth by the rules of the department.
(d) Persons who are eligible for or receiving
				  financial assistance from the department shall receive medical assistance,
				  unless determined ineligible for medicaid coverage due to the individual or
				  family's failure to comply with a medicaid requirement.
(e) The department shall not provide
				  financial assistance to any applicant or recipient who is:
(1) Found guilty of fraudently
				  misrepresenting residence to obtain assistance in two or more states. The
				  penalty period shall be ten years from the date of conviction; or
(2) A fugitive felon; or
(3) In violation of a condition of probation
				  or parole; or
(4) Convicted after
				  August 22, 1996 of a felony offense for possession, use, or distribution of
				  drugs and has refused treatment or has failed to comply with a treatment
				  program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-655-4 - Determination of identity

Current through June, 2024
(a) The identity of
				  family members shall be established prior to the approval of assistance:
(1) For the AFDC, the establishment of
				  identity shall be used to establish the relationship to dependent children;
				  and
(2) For the GA, the
				  establishment of identity is a requirement to receive assistance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-655-5 - Determination of age for financial assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) Verification of
				  an individual's age shall be required when age is a factor in determining
				  eligibility for assistance or exemption from a program or work
				  requirement.
(b) The primary
				  documentary source for establishing the age of an individual shall be a birth
				  certificate.
(c) When the
				  individual does not have a birth certificate, other documents may be used, such
				  as, but not limited to:
(1) Baptismal
				  certificate;
(2) School
				  record;
(3) Marriage
				  record;
(4) Passport;
(5) Military record; or
(6) Social service agency record.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-12 - Furnishing a social security number

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each individual
				  whose needs, income, or assets are considered in determining eligibility or the
				  amount of assistance shall be required to furnish to the department a SSN,
				  unless exempt under section 17-655-18.
(b) If the individual cannot furnish an SSN
				  because an SSN has not been issued or is not known, the individual shall apply
				  for a SSN from SSA.
(c) Individuals
				  applying for a SSN shall submit proof to the department that an application to
				  SSA was made and shall be required to report the SSN to the department
				  immediately upon receipt of the SSN.
(d) If the individual has more than one SSN,
				  all SSNs shall be submitted to the department.
(e) If the individual applying for a SSN is
				  unable to obtain the documents required by SSA, the department shall make every
				  effort to assist the individual in obtaining the documents.
(f) Households entitled to expedited food
				  stamp services shall be asked to furnish a SSN or apply for a SSN for each
				  person before the first full month of participation unless there is good cause
				  for failure to comply.
(g) For food
				  stamps, if the household member can show good cause why an application for a
				  SSN has not been completed in a timely manner, that household member shall be
				  allowed to participate as follows:
(1) One
				  month in addition to the month of application; and
(2) Good cause must be shown monthly in order
				  for such a household member to continue to participate.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-13 - Participation pending receipt of SSN

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall not deny, delay, or discontinue assistance or certification pending the
				  issuance or verification of a SSN if the individual has complied with section
				  17-655-12.
(b) The individual shall
				  be required to report the SSN to the department immediately upon
				  receipt.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-14 - Food stamp good cause determination

Current through June, 2024
(a) In determining
				  if good cause exists for failure to comply with the requirement to apply for or
				  furnish a SSN, the department shall consider information from the household
				  member and from SSA.
(b)
				  Documentary evidence or collateral information that the household member has
				  applied for a SSN or made very effort to supply SSA with the necessary
				  information to complete an application for a SSN shall be considered good cause
				  for not complying timely with this requirement.
(c) Good cause shall not include delays due
				  to illness, lack of transportation, or temporary absences because SSA makes
				  provisions for mail-in applications in lieu of applying in person.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-15 - Verification of SSN

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall verify the SSN reported by the family by submitting the SSN and
				  identifying information to SSA for verification according to procedures
				  established by SSA under the income and eligibility verification
				  system.
(b) Once a SSN has been
				  verified, the department shall make a permanent annotation to its file to
				  prevent the unnecessary reverification of the SSN.
(c) The department shall accept as verified a
				  SSN which has been:
(1) Verified by another
				  program participating in the income eligibility verification system;
(2) Provided directly to the department by
				  SSA; or
(3) Provided directly to
				  the department by another federal or federally assisted benefit program which
				  has received the number from SSA or has submitted the SSN to SSA for
				  verification.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-16 - Food stamp disqualification

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall disqualify the following household members:
(1) Household members who refuse to provide a
				  SSN; or
(2) Household members who
				  fail to provide or apply for a SSN without good cause.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-17 - Disqualification

Current through June, 2024
(a) When an AFDC caretaker relative fails to
				  obtain or furnish the department with his or her SSN, the caretaker relative
				  shall be disqualified from receiving assistance:
(1) The needy children, if otherwise
				  eligible, shall be eligible to receive assistance; and
(2) The disqualified caretaker relative may
				  continue to be the payee for the children's assistance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-18 - AABD exemption and disqualification

Current through June, 2024
Applicants and recipients of state AABD shall be exempt
					 from the SSN requirements of section
					 17-655-12.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 2 - SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER › Section 17-655-19 - Information on requirement for SSN and use of SSN

Current through June, 2024
(a) The
				  department shall notify the applicant or recipient that the furnishing of a SSN
				  is a condition of eligibility for the following programs:
(1) Food stamps;
(2) AFDC; and
(3) GA.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 3 - RESIDENCY AND INSTITUIONAL STATUS › Section 17-655-24 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 residency requirements for applicants and recipients residing in the community
					 or in an institution to receive financial assistance and food
					 stamps.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 3 - RESIDENCY AND INSTITUIONAL STATUS › Section 17-655-25 - Financial assistance residency requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) An
				  individual shall be a resident of the State in order to receive financial
				  assistance.
(b) An otherwise
				  eligible individual shall be considered a resident of the State for the purpose
				  of determining eligibility for all categories of financial assistance when the
				  individual is:
(1) Living in the State with
				  the purpose of making the individual's home in the State; and
(2) Not here for a temporary
				  purpose.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 3 - RESIDENCY AND INSTITUIONAL STATUS › Section 17-655-26 - Food stamp residency requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) A household
				  shall be living in the project area in order to apply for food
				  stamps.
(b) No individual may
				  participate as a member of more than one household, or in more than one project
				  area or state, in any month, unless the individual:
(1) Is a resident of a shelter for battered
				  women and children; and
(2) Was a
				  member of a household containing the person who abused the
				  individual.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 3 - RESIDENCY AND INSTITUIONAL STATUS › Section 17-655-28 - Financial assistance eligibility requirements for residents of institutions

Current through June, 2024
(a) The following
				  individuals shall not be eligible for financial assistance:
(1) An inmate in a public
				  institution;
(2) A resident or
				  patient in an institution for mental disease, tuberculosis, or the mentally
				  retarded; and
(3) A resident or
				  patient in a long-term care facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 3 - RESIDENCY AND INSTITUIONAL STATUS › Section 17-655-29 - Financial assistance payment for a recipient or applicant in a medical institution

Current through June, 2024
(a) A recipient
				  shall continue to receive assistance for up to sixty days after admission to
				  any medical institution, other than a long term care facility or a medical
				  institution for tuberculosis, mental disease, or mental retardation, if the
				  attending physician certifies that the recipient will be able to return to an
				  independent living arrangement or a residential treatment facility within sixty
				  days.
(b) An applicant in a medical
				  institution, other than a long term care facility or medical institution for
				  tuberculosis, mental disease, or mental retardation, shall receive assistance
				  for up to sixty days provided the following conditions are met:
(1) The attending physician certifies that
				  the applicant will be discharged to an independent living arrangement or a
				  residential treatment facility within 60 days from the date of application or
				  for newborns, from the date of birth; and
(2) The applicant who was residing in a
				  long-term care facility prior to admission to a medical institution for an
				  acute condition shall not receive assistance under this section when the
				  applicant is expected to return to a long-term care facility.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 3 - RESIDENCY AND INSTITUIONAL STATUS › Section 17-655-30 - Food stamp eligibility requirements for residents of institutions

Current through June, 2024
(a) Residents of institutions shall not be
				  eligible for participation in the food stamp program, except for:
(1) Residents of federally subsidized housing
				  for the elderly, built under either section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (
				  12
				  U.S.C. §1701 q ) or section 236 of the
				  National Housing Act (
				  42 U.S.C.
				  §3538 );
(2) Narcotic addicts or alcoholics who, for
				  the purposes of regular participation in a drug addiction or alcohol treatment
				  and rehabilitation program, reside at a facility or treatment center;
(3) Disabled or blind individuals who are
				  residents of group living arrangements and who receive benefits under title II
				  or title XVI of the Social Security Act (
				  42
				  U.S.C. §§401 -
				  433,
				  1381
				  -
				  1383
				  );
(4) Women and children residing
				  in shelters for battered women and children; and
(5) Residents of public or private nonprofit
				  shelters for homeless persons.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 4 - STRIKERS › Section 17-655-34 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter shall be to establish the
					 financial assistance and food stamp eligibility requirements for individuals
					 and families when the individual or a member of the family is on
					 strike.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 4 - STRIKERS › Section 17-655-35 - Strikers

Current through June, 2024
(a) A striker shall be anyone involved in a
				  strike or concerted stoppage of work by employees, including a stoppage by
				  reason of the expiration of a collective-bargaining agreement, and any
				  concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations by
				  employees.
(b) Employees who are
				  not participating in a strike but who are affected by a strike are considered
				  nonstrikers and may be eligible for assistance. Examples include but are not
				  limited to:
(1) An employee affected by a
				  lockout where the workplace is closed by the employer to resist demands of
				  employees;
(2) Employees unable to
				  work as a result of striking employees. For example, a truckdriver who cannot
				  work because the striking newspaper pressmen prevent newspapers from being
				  printed; and
(3) Employees who are
				  not part of the bargaining unit on strike who do not want to cross a picket
				  line due to fear of personal injury or death.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 4 - STRIKERS › Section 17-655-36 - Eligibility of strikers for financial assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) An
				  individual who on the last day of the month is participating in a strike shall
				  not be eligible to receive assistance in that month.
(b) The entire family shall not be eligible
				  to receive assistance if the individual participating in a strike is:
(1) The natural or adoptive parent with whom
				  a child is living; or
(2) The only
				  dependent child in the family.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 4 - STRIKERS › Section 17-655-37 - Eligibility of strikers for food stamps

Current through June, 2024
(a) Households with
				  striking members shall be ineligible to participate in the food stamp program
				  unless the household was eligible for assistance the day prior to the strike
				  and are otherwise eligible at the time of application.
(b) Households with striking members shall
				  not receive an increased allotment as the result of a decrease in the income of
				  the striking members of the household.
(c) Prestrike eligibility shall be determined
				  by considering the day prior to the strike as the day of application and
				  assuming the strike did not occur.
(d) Eligibility at the time of application
				  shall be determined by comparing the striking member's income before the
				  strike, as calculated in subsection (c), to the striker's current income and
				  adding the higher of the two to the current income of nonstriking members
				  during the month of application.
(e) Deductions shall be calculated for the
				  month of application as for any other household to determine:
(1) Benefits; and
(2) Eligibility for households subject to the
				  net income eligibility standard.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-40 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 citizenship and alienage requirements an individual or family shall meet to be
					 eligible for financial and food stamp assistance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-41 - Citizens and aliens eligible for financial assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  In order to receive assistance, an otherwise eligible individual shall be:
(1) A citizen of the United States. A citizen
				  of the United States shall include:
(A) The
				  fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin
				  Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and
(B) Nationals from American Samoa and Swain's
				  Island.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-41.1 - Citizens eligible for food stamp assistance

Current through June, 2024
In order to receive assistance, an otherwise eligible
					 individual shall be a citizen of the United States. A citizen of the United
					 States shall include:
(1) The fifty
				  states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands
				  and the Northern Mariana Islands; and
(2) Nationals from American Samoa and Swain's
				  Island.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-44 - Aliens eligible for food stamps

Current through June, 2024
(a) The following
				  aliens shall not be eligible:
(1) Aliens
				  lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the INA (except as provided for
				  under subsection (b));
(2) Aliens
				  paroled under section 212(d)(5) of the INA for a period of at least one year;
				  or
(3) Aliens granted conditional
				  entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of the INA in effect prior to April 1,
				  1980.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-46 - Declaration of citizenship and alienage

Current through June, 2024
One adult member of the household shall sign the
					 declaration statement for the SAVE program attesting, under penalty of perjury,
					 to the citizenship or legal alien status of each household member at the
					 household's initial application and each subsequent eligibility review or
					 recertification. The signature of one adult member at the time of the
					 household's eligibility review or recertification is needed to cover any new
					 members that may have been added to the household since the completion of the
					 household's last declaration.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-47 - Verification of citizenship

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall request verification of citizenship when an applicant or recipient's
				  statement is questionable. Acceptable forms of verification include, but shall
				  not be limited to:
(1) Birth
				  certificate;
(2) Religious
				  records;
(3) Certificates of
				  citizenship or naturalization provided by the INS, including:
(A) Identification card for use of resident
				  citizens of the United States (INS forms 1-179 or 1-197); or
(B) United States passport;
(4) Participation in either a
				  financial or food stamp program; or
(5) A signed statement from a United States
				  citizen, who declares, under penalty of false swearing, that the applicant or
				  recipient in question is a United States citizen:
(A) The family shall provide a
				  reasonableexplanation as to why verification is not available; and
(B) The signed statement shall include a
				  warning of the penalties for making false statements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-48 - Verification of alien status

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall verify the alien status of each applicant and recipient. Applicants and
				  recipients shall provide verification for each alien member as follows:
(1) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent
				  residence shall present INS form 1-151 or 1-551 or other documents which
				  identify the aliens' immigration status and which the department determines are
				  reasonable evidence of the aliens' immigration status.
(2) Aliens permanently residing in the United
				  States under conditional residence shall present INS form 1-94 or other
				  documents which identify the aliens' immigration status and which the
				  department determines are reasonable evidence of the aliens' immigration
				  status. The form 1-94 shall be acceptable verification if it is annotated with:
(A) Section 203(a) (7), section 207, section
				  208, section 212(d)(5), or section 243(h) of the INA; or
(B) One of the following terms or a
				  combination of the following terms:
(i)
				  Refugee;
(ii) Parolee or
				  paroled;
(iii) Conditional entrant
				  or entry; or
(iv) Asylum.
(3) Aliens admitted
				  under provisions of Public Law 99-239, the Compact of Free Association Act of
				  1985, shall present INS form 1-94, which has been stamped with the admission
				  stamp and is annotated as follows:
(A)
				  CFA/MIS, for citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
(B) CFA/FSM, for citizens of the Federated
				  States of Micronesia; or
(C)
				  CFA/PAL, for citizens of the Republic of Palau.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-49 - Verifying the validity of documents presented by aliens

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  The department shall verify the validity of all documents used to confirm the
				  alien status of the alien which the department determines are questionable or
				  inconclusive.
(b) A written consent
				  by the alien shall not be required as condition for the department to contact
				  INS to verify the validity of the alien's document.
(c) To verify the validity of questionable
				  documents, the department shall submit INS form G-845 to INS and attach a
				  photocopy of the alien's document that is in question.
(d) While awaiting response to the INS form
				  G-845, the department shall not deny, delay, reduce, or terminate the alien's
				  eligibility for assistance on the basis of the individual's alien
				  status.
(e) When the department
				  determines, after complying with the requirements of this section, that the
				  alien is not in an eligible alien status, the department shall take action,
				  including proper notices to the family, to terminate, deny, or reduce benefits
				  and to provide an opportunity for the family to request a hearing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 5 - CITIZENSHIP AND ALIEN STATUS › Section 17-655-50 - Food stamp requirement to report illegal aliens

Current through June, 2024
(a) The
				  department shall immediately inform the local INS office whenever it is
				  determined that any member of the food stamp household is ineligible to receive
				  food stamps because the member is present in the United States in violation of
				  the INA.
(b) When a household
				  indicates inability or unwillingness to provide documentation of alien status
				  for any household member under the food stamp program, that individual shall be
				  classified as an ineligible alien. In such cases, the department shall not
				  continue efforts to obtain documentation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 6 - INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS) › Section 17-655-54 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to identify the IEVS
					 matches and how the department will use and process income and eligibility
					 information obtained from the IEVS matches for the financial and food stamp
					 programs.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 6 - INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS) › Section 17-655-55 - Department responsibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall maintain and use the IEVS to request wage and benefit information from
				  the agencies identified in subsection (b) to:
(1) Verify eligibility for and the amount of
				  assistance due eligible applicants and recipients, including excluded,
				  disqualified, or sanctioned individuals whose income and assets affect the
				  family's eligibility for or amount of assistance;
(2) Investigate to determine whether an
				  applicant or recipient received assistance to which they were not entitled;
				  and
(3) Obtain information which
				  will be used in conducting criminal or civil prosecutions based on receipt of
				  assistance to which the applicant or recipient was not entitled.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 6 - INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS) › Section 17-655-56 - Exchange of information

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall, subject to formal exchange agreements, exchange information about a
				  family's circumstances which may be of use in establishing or verifying
				  eligibility or amount of assistance among the financial assistance and food
				  stamp programs and with state agencies administering certain other programs in
				  the IEVS, including agencies in other states when the same objectives are
				  likely to be met. The other programs are:
(1)
				  Aid to families with dependent children;
(2) Medicaid;
(3) Unemployment compensation;
(4) Any state program administered under a
				  plan approved under Title I, X, XIV (adult categories);
(5) Title XVI of the Social Security Act (SSI
				  program);
(6) Food stamp;
(7) Title IVD of the Social Security Act
				  (child support program); and
(8)
				  Title II of the Social Security Act (federal old age, survivors, and disability
				  insurance benefits).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 6 - INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS) › Section 17-655-57 - Requesting and using information from IEVS for applicants

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department shall request and use
				  information about all applicants.
(b) Information shall be requested at the
				  next available opportunity after the date of application even if the applicant
				  has been determined eligible by that time. Information about applicants who
				  cannot provide a social security number at application shall be requested at
				  the next available opportunity after the department is notified of the social
				  security number.
(c) Information
				  received within the thirty-day application period for food stamps and the
				  forty-five day application period for financial assistance shall be used to
				  determine the applicant's eligibility and amount of assistance, if the
				  information is received timely enough that it can be used for that
				  determination.
(d) The department
				  shall make eligibility and amount of assistance determinations without waiting
				  for receipt of IEVS data.
(e)
				  Information received from a source after an eligibility determination has been
				  made shall be used as specified in section 17-655-58.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 6 - INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS) › Section 17-655-58 - Requesting and using information from IEVS for recipients

Current through June, 2024
(a) For all recipients, the department shall:
(1) Request information from the SWICA
				  quarterly, including all recipients who participated in any month of the
				  quarter;
(2) Request information
				  about recipients from SSA data bases no later than the second month of the
				  eligibility or certification period, when requests at application did not
				  establish automatic reporting to the department of changes in SSA data.
				  Requests shall be through the use of the BENDEX, SDX, and TPQY systems
				  according to procedures specified by the Commissioner of the SSA;
(3) Request information from IRS annually for
				  all current recipients according to procedures specified by the Commissioner of
				  the IRS;
(4) Request information
				  about UIB from the agency administering the unemployment compensation program
				  as follows:
(A) For all family members about
				  whom requests at application indicate no receipt of UIB, information shall be
				  requested for the three months subsequent to the month of application or until
				  the receipt of UIB is reported, whichever is earlier;
(B) For all family members who report a loss
				  of employment, information shall be requested for the three months subsequent
				  to the month the loss is reported or until the receipt of UIB is reported,
				  whichever is earlier; and
(C) For
				  all family members receiving UIB, information shall be requested monthly until
				  the UIB is exhausted;
(5) Exchange information with other programs
				  or agencies specified in section 17-655-56 as the department and other agencies
				  or programs may agree; and
(6)
				  Request from the unemployment compensation agency any other information besides
				  UIB information which the department determines would be useful in verifying
				  eligibility or amount of assistance of recipients. Requests shall be made by
				  methods at intervals to which the department and the unemployment compensation
				  agency agrees.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter 6 - INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS) › Section 17-655-59 - Processing IEVS information

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall take action, including proper notices to households, to terminate, deny,
				  or reduce assistance based on information obtained through the IEVS which is
				  considered verified upon receipt. Information considered verified upon receipt
				  includes:
(1) Social security and SSI benefit
				  information obtained from SSA;
(2)
				  AFDC benefit information; and
(3)
				  UIB information obtained from the agency administering the unemployment
				  compensation program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-656.1-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
This chapter identifies the eligibility requirements
					 applicants and recipients shall meet to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy
					 Families (TANF), formerly known as aid to families with dependent children
					 (AFDC), in accordance with the Personal Responsibilities and Work Opportunity
					 Reconciliation Act of 1996.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-656.1-3 - Time limited benefits

Current through June, 2024
(a) Receipt of cash
				  assistance shall be limited to sixty months for all assistance units; provided
				  that the time limitation may not apply if:
(1) The assistance unit meets the definition
				  of an other work eligible household or a non-work eligible household, as
				  specified in section 17-656.1-2, and is paid benefits using state funds;
				  or
(2) An extension is permitted by
				  federal law.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-656.1-6 - Age requirement

Current through June, 2024
(a) A needy child
				  who is under eighteen years of age and who meets all other requirements of
				  eligibility shall be eligible for assistance.
(b) A child sixteen to eighteen years of age
				  shall participate with the First-to-Work program pursuant to section
				  17-656.1-10 if the child:
(1) Is not a
				  full-time student in a secondary school or a program of an equivalent level of
				  vocational or technical training; or
(2) Has completed secondary school or a
				  program of an equivalent level of vocational or technical training.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-656.1-7 - Specified relative and place of residence

Current through June, 2024
(a) A needy child
				  shall be living with one of the relatives specified in subsection (b) in a
				  primary residence maintained as the child's own home in order to be eligible.
				  The home shall be a family setting maintained by the relative who has assumed
				  the responsibility for the daily care of the needy child.
(1) A home shall exist provided the relative
				  exercises responsibility for the care and control of the child, even though
				  either the child or relative is temporarily absent from the home.
(2) A child shall be considered living with
				  specified relatives even though the child is under the jurisdiction of the
				  court, or legal custody is held by an agency that does not have physical
				  custody of the child.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-656.1-8 - Determination of a paternal relationship for purposes of establishing TANF eligibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) In situations
				  where a child born out of wedlock is living with the putative father, the
				  paternal relationship shall be recognized for purposes of establishing TANF
				  eligibility provided the putative father:
(1)
				  Declares that he is the child's father; and
(2) Signs a voluntary acknowledgment of
				  paternity, notarized or witnessed in accordance with State law if possible, to
				  be filed with the department of health.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-656.1-8.3 - Single custodial parent caring for a child less than six months of age

Current through June, 2024
A single custodial parent caring for a child who has not
					 attained 6 months of age may not be subject to participation requirements as
					 specified in chapter 17-794.1. Non-participation will:
(1) Be for increments of one month;
(2) Not exceed a lifetime limit of twelve
				  months effective July 1997; and
(3)
				  Not be allowed when the other parent resides with the household.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-656.1-8.4 - Up-front universal engagement

Current through June, 2024
As a condition of eligibility for TANF, and before a
					 payment for the first month may be approved, an applicant who is a WEI or an
					 OWEI shall have complied with participation requirements within twenty-one days
					 as specified in chapter 17-794.1.
(1)
				  Failure of an applicant who is a WEI or an OWEI to satisfy the conditions in
				  chapter 17-794.1, shall result in the denial of TANF benefits.
(2) An applicant curing a sanction for
				  noncompliance with the requirements of chapter 17-794.1 shall be required to
				  satisfy the requirements in section 17-794.1-42.
(3) An applicant who is a non-work eligible
				  individual or sixty-five years of age or older, shall not be required to
				  satisfy the conditions in chapter 17-794.1 as a condition of
				  eligibility.