Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 798.3 - CHILD CARE PAYMENTS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-798.3-13 - Child care payments
Current through February, 2024
(a) The amount issued by the department may not exceed the maximum monthly department allowance, except when the caretaker cannot continue to use the child care provider due to an action by the department, and the caretaker paid for child care but the provider is unwilling to refund the amount to the caretaker.
(b) Child care payments include:
(c) The department shall issue to and receive from the caretaker a signed and completed designated form for each child care provider chosen by the caretaker, to verify the cost of child care for the eligible child needing child care payment, the name and address of the provider, and provider information to establish that the child care provider meets the requirements as specified in section 17-798.3-9(c), and subchapters 3, 4, and 5 for an exempt provider.
(d) A family unit's child care expense may be partially paid by another public-funded source, except for payments made under chapter 17-799 or 42 U.S.C. § 9858.
(e) Child care payments may be provided through monies issued one month at a time and paid to the caretaker; provided that a caretaker may choose to have the child care payment forwarded by the department as a direct deposit from the caretaker's account to the child care provider's direct payment account recorded with the department.