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 November, 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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