Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1427 - RESPITE SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - RESPITE COMPANION SERVICE PROGRAM
Section 17-1427-4 - Respite companion service program eligibility, status, benefits
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1427-4
Current through August, 2024
(a) In order to qualify as a respite companion, a person shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be fifty-five years of age or older. No
person shall be determined ineligible solely for reasons of advanced age, and
no upper-age limit shall be used;
(2) Be physically and mentally capable of
performing part-time employment duties;
(3) Be determined as income eligible for the
program by:
(A) Having an individual income
that does not exceed one hundred twenty-five per cent of the poverty level
determined in accordance with criteria established and updated by the United
States Office of Management and Budget; or
(B) Receiving cash welfare payments;
and
(4) No additional
conditions or requirements for enrollment eligibility shall be
imposed.
(b) Respite companions shall be employees of the department and shall:
(1) Receive wages, temporary disability
insurance, unemployment insurance, and worker's compensation, as determined by
state personnel procedures and in accordance with federal regulations for the
senior community service employment program (SCSEP); and
(2) Receive the following benefits:
(A) Provision of bus fare or mileage
reimbursement in accordance with Hawaii government employees association
bargaining unit ten negotiated rates. The transportation costs shall be paid by
the client family. If it is determined the client family cannot meet the costs,
the costs shall be paid from the respite companion service program budget,
subject to the availability of funds;
(B) A pre-entry physical examination and an
annual physical examination paid with respite companion service program funds,
up to a maximum cost determined by the respite companion service
program;
(C) Paid pre-service
training;
(D) Monthly paid
in-service training;
(E)
Information and referral to other community resources and services, as needed;
and
(F) Counseling and guidance
relative to job or non-job-related problems.
(c) The respite companion shall be encouraged to seek opportunities to gain unsubsidized employment. The respite companion:
(1) May contract privately to engage in
additional work for any client family as long as the work does not negatively
affect service as a respite companion;
(2) May contract privately to engage in
additional work for the respite station as long as the work does not negatively
affect services as a respite companion; and
(3) Shall actively seek any unsubsidized
employment and shall be assisted with training and skills development to
enhance employability, by the respite companion service program staff as
appropriate, subject to availability of funds.
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