Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 798.2 - CHILD CARE SERVICES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-798.2-17 - Denial, reduction, suspension, or termination of child care
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-798.2-17
Current through February, 2024
(a) Child care payments may be denied, reduced, suspended, or terminated when:
(1)
The caretaker does not complete the process of application/determination of
eligibility, or withdraws the application;
(2) The caretaker does not sign and date the
application form or simplified report form prescribed by the
department;
(3) The caretaker does
not submit a completed application form or simplified report form prescribed by
the department;
(4) The caretaker
does not submit verifying documentation requested by the department;
(5) The child does not meet the eligibility
requirements referenced in subsection
17-798.2-9(a);
(6) The caretaker does not meet the
eligibility requirements referenced in subsection
17-798.2-9(b);
(7) The provider does not meet the
eligibility requirements referenced in subsection
17-798.2-9(c);
(8) Conditions initially present in the
family unit situation have changed and child care is no longer
needed;
(9) The family unit has not
used authorized care;
(10) The
child has absences that are unexcused for more than five consecutive
days;
(11) The caretaker
voluntarily requests discontinuance of child care payments;
(12) The caretaker and the child are unable
to use child care and another service must be planned for;
(13) The family unit is no longer eligible
for child care payments;
(14) The
family unit cannot be located;
(15)
The family unit fails to complete the process of re-determination of
eligibility;
(16) The family unit
fails to utilize child care payments in accordance with section
17-798.2-5(c)
and does not reconcile the resulting overpayments in accordance with section
17-798.2-20;
(17) The family unit's use of child care
services does not begin within thirty days of submittal of the application for
services; or
(18) The department
determines pursuant to section
17-798.2-21 that there are
insufficient funds to maintain all children receiving care.
(b) Child care payments may be suspended when the payment amount is determined to be zero, for a period not to exceed:
(1) One month in a three month period
when the family unit has exceeded the income limits;
(2) Three months when children are attending
school and only need intersession care;
(3) One month when the designated provider
does not meet the conditions set forth in subsection
17-798.2-9(c) and
the family unit must find a different approved provider.
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