Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1617 - FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE AND RELATED PAYMENTS
Section 17-1617-17 - Income to be considered
Current through August, 2024
(a) Unearned income resources of the child in foster care, such as social security benefits, trust fund accounts, and military personnel's or veterans' dependency benefits, shall be considered and shall apply as reimbursement towards the child's foster care maintenance payments, in accordance with departmental procedures.
(b) Earned income of the child shall not apply as reimbursement towards the child's foster care maintenance payments.
(c) A private fund account shall be set up by the department for a foster child if there are resources available in excess of the amount expended by the department for the cost of foster care maintenance payments.
(d) Payments for other needs of the foster child not provided for by the department may be made by withdrawal against the child's private fund account as authorized by the department.