Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 798.3 - CHILD CARE PAYMENTS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-798.3-19 - Denial, reduction, suspension, or termination of child care
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-798.3-19
Current through November, 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 17-798.3-9(a);
(6) The caretaker does not meet the
eligibility requirements referenced in subsection 17-798.3-9(b);
(7) The provider does not meet or comply with
the eligibility requirements referenced in subsections 17-798.3-9(c) and
subchapters 3, 4, and 5;
(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 17-798.3-5(c)
and does not reconcile the resulting overpayments in accordance with section
17-798.3-22;
(17) The department
determines pursuant to section 17-798.3-23 that there are insufficient funds to
maintain all children receiving care;
(18) A caretaker does not participate in any
activity allowable under section 17-798.3-9(b)(3)(A) through (H) for a period
in excess of three months from the date of loss of the prior allowable
activity(ies); or
(19) The
caretaker fails to provide the required eligibility documentation pursuant to
sections 17-798.3-9(d)(4)(B) or (C), and two months has passed from the date of
presumptive eligibility.
(b) Child care payments may be suspended when the payment amount is determined to be zero:
(1) When children are attending school and
only need intersession or summer care;
(2) The family unit's use of child care
services does not begin within thirty days of submittal of the application for
services; or
(3) For a period not
to exceed the remaining duration of the caretaker's most recent twelve month
eligibility period when the designated provider does not meet the conditions
set forth in subsection 17-798.3-9(c) and the family unit must find a different
provider.
(c) Child care payments shall be suspended upon the start of an investigation by the department pursuant to 17-798.3-51(e) for the provider caring for an eligible child needing child care payments and payments shall not be retroactively paid for the period of suspension if the department determines that the provider poses a risk to children in care or that the provider is not complying with 17-798.3-9(c) or subchapters 3, 4, or 5.
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