Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 1425 - FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM › Section 17-1425-2 - Eligibility requirements for foster grandparents

Current through June, 2024
(a) In order
				to qualify as a foster grandparent, a person shall:
(1) Be sixty years of age or older;
(2) Have a total annual cash income from all
				resources at or below the income eligibility level established and revised
				annually by the director of ACTION for the State.
(A) Income eligibility levels shall be
				reviewed at least once a year;
(B)
				A foster grandparent shall remain eligible to serve and to receive a stipend as
				long as the individual's income does not exceed ACTION'S income guidelines by
				twenty percent;
(3) Be
				physically and mentally able to serve as verified by a physical examination
				conducted by a licensed physician;
(4) Not be in the regular work
				force;
(5) Be willing to accept
				required supervision, and be capable of serving assigned persons with special
				or exceptional needs on a personalized and regular basis without detriment
				either to themselves or the individuals served;
(6) Be able to regularly participate in the
				program, generally four hours a day, for a total of not more than twenty hours
				a week;
(7) Understand the
				exceptional needs of children served and have a desire to help the children's
				individual growth and development; and
(8) Not have a criminal, employment, or other
				background history which poses a risk to the individuals served by the program.
(A) Applicants and current program
				participants who have not done so, shall provide the program with information
				concerning any criminal, employment, and other background history, and consent
				to history checks by the program. Such information and consent shall be given
				on forms provided by the program. Applicants shall include those individuals
				reapplying to the program more than one year after terminating their
				participation in the program.
(B)
				The program shall submit the names of applicants and current program
				participants to the Hawaii criminal justice data center and the child abuse and
				neglect registry for background history checks. All information received from
				the Hawaii criminal justice data center and the child abuse and neglect
				registry shall be kept confidential.
(C) An application may be denied or a
				participant terminated from the program when the individual has:
(i) A conviction for a crime involving
				violence, alcohol or drug abuse, a sex offense, or any other crime, the
				circumstances of which indicate that the individual may pose a danger to the
				individuals served by the program;
(ii) Been identified as the perpetrator of
				child abuse or neglect; or
(iii) An
				employment history indicating violence, alcohol or drug abuse, and any other
				violation of employer rule or policy the circumstances of which indicate that
				the applicant or participant may pose a danger to the individuals
				served.
(D) The type of
				offense, when it occurred, and evidence of rehabilitation will be considered in
				determining whether the individual's criminal or employment history poses a
				risk to the health, safety, or well-being of the individuals served.
(E) Refusal to sign the consent form for
				history checks shall be cause for denying an application or terminating a
				participant.
(F) Applicants and
				program participants may request to review the information provided by the
				Hawaii criminal justice data center and the child abuse and neglect registry
				and shall have the opportunity to explain, refute, and provide additional
				information.