Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1427 - RESPITE SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - RESPITE COMPANION SERVICE PROGRAM
Section 17-1427-6 - Respite station eligibility, status obligations
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1427-6
Current through August, 2024
(a) In order to qualify as a respite station, an agency shall:
(1) Be a public or private non-profit agency,
institution, or organization;
(2)
Be within the respite companion service program geographic area as defined in
grants funding the respite companion service program;
(3) Include the provision of health care
services to the frail elderly person in its scope of services;
(4) Not request or receive any compensation
for services of respite companions supervised by the organization;
(5) Have, and be willing to assign, qualified
staff to supervise respite companions assigned to the agency; and
(6) Enter into a memorandum of understanding
with the respite companion service program.
(b) Respite stations shall be sites for respite companions and shall:
(1) Be assigned
an established number of respite companion hours by the respite companion
service program;
(2) Assign the
respite companions to clients of the respite station who are eligible for
respite companion service;
(3)
Provide supervision and other support as outlined in the memorandum of
understanding;
(4) Not be employers
of the respite companions; and
(5)
Not use the respite companions for any work other than respite companion
assignments during the hours the respite companions are being paid to engage in
respite companion assignments.
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