Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 658 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS
Section 17-658-5 - Categorical eligibility requirements and verification of those requirements for individuals applying for or receiving financial assistance as disabled individuals

(a) The categorical eligibility requirement for a disabled individual is that the individual be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which may be expected to result in death or which has lasted or may be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months.

(b) Verification of disability shall be required.

(c) Recertification of disability shall not be required if the department's ADRC certifies the individual's condition to be permanent with little chance of significant improvement, and therefore specifies that reevaluation is not necessary or warranted.

(d) Recertification of disability is required if the individual's condition is not permanent, there is a possibility of improvement, or reevaluation is recommended by the department's ADRC.

(e) The ADRC certification of disability shall be invalid if the individual's application for Social Security benefits (SSI or RSDI) is denied as the result of the individual not meeting Social Security's definition of disabled, provided Social Security and ADRC were evaluating the same medical condition. A Social Security denial based on non-medical criteria or a different medical condition, shall not invalidate an ADRC determination.