Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1426 - SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM
Section 17-1426-9 - Termination of services
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1426-9
Current through February, 2024
(a) A senior companion's service to clients shall be terminated when:
(1) Any abuse occurs in the relationship
between the senior companion and the client;
(2) The relationship is no longer meaningful
or satisfying to the senior companion or client;
(3) The client develops acute functional or
organic difficulties;
(4) The
client demonstrates a diminishing need for individual attention; or
(5) The senior companion leaves the program
or the client leaves the volunteer station program.
(b) A senior companion shall be terminated from service when:
(1) The senior companion
no longer wants to serve;
(2) The
senior companion's personal physician determines that the senior companion's
health condition would interfere with the performance as a senior
companion;
(3) The senior
companion's cash income level, excluding the stipend, increases over twenty
percent above the applicable income level as specified in section
17-1426-2;
(4) The senior companion
has frequent and unexcused absences;
(5) The senior companion fails to cooperate
with volunteer station and program staff, disregarding instructions or
directions;
(6) The senior
companion fails to comply with house rules of the volunteer station;
or
(7) The senior companion
violates prohibitions imposed by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, (
42 U.S.C.
§4951 -
5085
), and ACTION guidelines relative to political activities and church-related
organizations or activities.
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