Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 681 - ISSUANCE OF BENEFITS
Subchapter 1 - Financial Assistance Requirements
Section 17-681-9 - Imprest fund issuance
Current through February, 2024
(a) An imprest fund means those state funds in the benefit, employment and support services division's designated checking accounts which the division's eligibility units use to pay emergency financial assistance benefits.
(b) The imprest fund shall be used to pay eligible applicants and recipients without any currently available income or assets and whose immediate needs cannot be met through the usual payment process. Situations of immediate need shall be limited to the following situations:
(c) A payment issued through the imprest fund shall not exceed the sum of:
(d) The amount of assistance payment authorized on each imprest check shall not exceed $750.
(e) The total amount of payments issued through the imprest fund and other methods of disbursement shall not exceed the amount the individual is entitled to receive.
(f) The eligibility worker's supervisor, or designee in the supervisor's absence shall authorize, where justified, the worker's request to use the imprest fund.