Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1423 - TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENT ALIENS AND NATURALIZED CITIZENS
Section 17-1423-4 - Scope of service
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1423-4
Current through February, 2024
(a) Transportation assistance provided by the department shall include:
(1) Contacting a social service organization
or governmental agency in the individual's homeland or reviewing and
confirming, as warranted, information provided by the applicant to:
(A) Secure documentation regarding the
familial, social, medical, and financial resources which will be available to
the individual in the person's homeland; and
(B) Determine whether the individual will be
able to return to the homeland;
(2) Discussions with the individual to assist
the person in evaluating the feasibility of returning to the homeland;
and
(3) Discussions with the
individual to ensure the person understands that:
(A) The department is unable to assure the
individual's well-being in the person's homeland although information received
by the department indicates the return will not be adverse to the individual's
health or welfare;
(B) The
department is unable to assure the individual's return to the United States
since the individual's ability to return is the responsibility of the United
States Immigration and Naturalization Service;
(C) The individual shall repay the State for
all services and costs incurred to return the individual to the person's
homeland if the individual returns to and reestablishes residence in Hawaii;
and
(D) Assistance to return to the
individual's homeland shall be given only once in the person's
lifetime.
(b) Transportation assistance provided by the department may include as necessary and appropriate:
(1) Assistance to the
individual who does not wish to receive the financial assistance to which the
person is entitled in completing an application for medical assistance if the
individual wants medicaid payments to cover the cost of vaccinations or
immunizations which are required or recommended by the United States Public
Health Service before the individual is allowed to leave the United
States;
(2) Assistance to the
individual in securing pictures and documents such as birth certificates,
family registers which are needed in order to obtain a passport or visa, and
the provision of payment for the pictures and documents;
(3) Provision of payment for the passport,
visa, or both which are required for the individual to return to the person's
homeland;
(4) Assistance to the
individual in arranging for the person's monthly income entitlements, such as
social security and pension benefits, as well as other resources to be
transferred or sent to an address in the person's homeland; or
(5) Provision of airfare and necessary ground
fare to a city in the persons homeland which is closest to the city in which
the individual intends to reside.
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