(a) To be eligible
for chore Services, the individual shall meet one of the following
requirements:
(1) Income maintenance Status
as specified in section 17-1416-20(2)(A); or
(2) Without regard to income Status for
individuals who require protective Services as specified in section
17-1416-20(2)(B). When the department determines that protection is no longer
needed as specified in section 17-1421-15, the recipient shall be assisted to
apply for chore Services, and eligibility shall be established as specified in
paragraph (1).
(b) In
addition to meeting categorical eligibility requirements specified in
subsection (a), the individual shall meet the following program eligibility
requirements:
(1) Based upon the individual's
Statements and upon the social worker's Observation and judgement, the
individual shall have a physical or mental condition which restricts the
individual from performing essential housekeeping or home management activities
as specified in section 17-1419-5;
(2) The social worker's assessment, based
upon Observation of and discussion with the individual, is that the individual
is able to make constructive use to the Service and is Willing to assume
responsibility for as much self-help and self-care as possible, i.e., the
individual does not expect the chore person to perform tasks that the
individual is capable of doing;
(3)
The individual has no friends or relatives Willing and able to assist without
Charge;
(4) The individual has no
spouse in the same home capable of providing the service;
(5) The individual, if living with other
adults, requires chore Services which other adults in the household declare in
writing they are unwilling or unable to provide without Charge; and
(6) The individual is not eligible for
Services that duplicate chore Services as specified in section
17-1419-5.
(c) A medical
Statement of the nature, severity, and duration of the limiting physical or
mental condition shall be required when the department questions the
individual's ability to meet program eligibility requirements of subsection
(b).
(d) An applicant placed on a
department waiting list for chore Services as specified in section 171416-11(d)
shall be offered Services when sufficient resources become available within the
following geographic areas:
(7) West Hawaii.
Requests for chore Services within each geographic area
shall be numbered in the order of receipt by the department.
