Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 655 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-655-5 - Determination of age for financial assistance
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-655-5
Current through August, 2024
(a) Verification of an individual's age shall be required when age is a factor in determining eligibility for assistance or exemption from a program or work requirement.
(b) The primary documentary source for establishing the age of an individual shall be a birth certificate.
(c) When the individual does not have a birth certificate, other documents may be used, such as, but not limited to:
(1) Baptismal
certificate;
(2) School
record;
(3) Marriage
record;
(4) Passport;
(5) Military record; or
(6) Social service agency record.
(d) When documentary sources are not available, the following shall be acceptable verification:
(1) Statements of relatives or friends who
are knowledgeable of the individual's circumstances. The case record shall
contain documentation of the:
(A) Name of the
relatives or friends; and
(B) Facts
on which the relatives' or friends' knowledge is based; or
(2) SSA determination of age established for
SSI or social security benefits.
(e) When all reasonable efforts to establish age have failed, an estimate of age based upon an examination by a physician shall be used.
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