Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1719 - AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED GROUP
Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section 17-1719-11.1 - Standards of assistance
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1719-11.1
Current through February, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the categorical requirements for an aged, blind, or disabled individual under this chapter, the individual must be eligible for one of the following categorically needy groups:
(1) Mandatory
Categorically Needy (MCN) for an individual or couple, as applicable, eligible
for or in receipt of SSI payments or SSP payments, or both, and the standard of
assistance shall be equal to the SSI standard.
(2) Medically Needy (MN) for an individual
financially ineligible for SSI benefits, but whose income is insufficient to
meet medical expenses, and the standard of assistance shall be equal to fifty
per cent of the 2006 federal poverty level for a household of applicable
size.
(3) Optional Categorically
Needy (OCN) for an individual who is sixty-five years of age or older or whose
eligibility is being determined on the basis of being disabled, and the
standard of assistance shall be equal to one hundred per cent of the federal
poverty level for a household of applicable size.
(4) Optional Categorically Needy (OCN) for an
individual in a licensed domiciliary care facility, both residential care
facility and community care foster family home; and the standard of assistance
shall be equal to the rate of payment of the SSI program and SSP for:
(i) A Type I domiciliary care facility has
not more than five residents; or
(ii) A Type II domiciliary care facility has
six or more residents,
(b) If income exceeds the applicable standards of assistance, the individual shall be evaluated for other available eligibility groups.
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