Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1427 - RESPITE SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - RESPITE COMPANION SERVICE PROGRAM
Section 17-1427-5 - Client family eligibility, status, obligations
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1427-5
Current through August, 2024
(a) In order to qualify as a client family, the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The client family shall include a related
frail elderly family member who:
(A) Lives
with the client family;
(B)
Requires twenty-four hour care;
(C)
Would be subject to placement outside the family home without the care provided
by the family members; and
(D) Is
not receiving services under the department's nursing home without walls
program as provided in chapter 17-1438;
(2) The client family may include an
unrelated frail elderly person if:
(A) The
frail elderly person lives with the client family;
(B) The frail elderly person requires
twenty-four hour care;
(C) The
frail elderly person would be subject to placement outside the family home
without the care provided by the client family;
(D) The frail elderly person is not receiving
services under the department's nursing home without walls program as provided
for in chapter 17-1438;
(E) The
client family includes no more than one frail elderly person;
(F) The client family has received training
to provide the appropriate level of care; and
(G) The client family is not a domiciliary
care home;
(3) Priority
shall be given to client families in the following order:
(A) Families consisting only of an elderly
spouse or one elderly offspring who is the primary care provider;
(B) Families consisting only of one offspring
or other adult who is the primary care provider;
(C) Families consisting of multiple members
who serve as care providers; and
(D) Families caring for an unrelated frail
elderly person;
(4) The
client family shall be assessed by respite station staff to be in need of
outside assistance in order to maintain the client's residence within the home
and to assure the quality of care provided to the client; and
(5) Eligibility for respite companion service
shall not be based on family income.
(b) Client families and clients shall be the recipients of respite companion service. As recipients, clients and client families shall:
(1) Receive the time and
service of the respite companion assigned to the clients and client
families;
(2) Not be charged for
the services of the respite companion;
(3) Not be the employers of the respite
companion;
(4) Not change the care
plan of the respite companion without the approval of the assigned supervisor;
and
(5) Provide reimbursement of
the respite companion's transportation expenses at the rate approved by the
respite companion service program, unless other arrangements have been made
with the respite companion service program.
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