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 November, 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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