Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 799 - PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS (POD)
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-799-18 - Denial, reduction, suspension, or termination of child care
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-799-18
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 or determination of
eligibility within the open application period, or withdraws the
application;
(2) The caretaker
submits an application outside the open application period;
(3) The caretaker does not sign and date the
application form prescribed by the department;
(4) The caretaker does not submit a completed
application form prescribed by the department;
(5) The caretaker does not submit verifying
documentation requested by the department;
(6) The child does not meet the eligibility
requirements referenced in subsection
17-799-8(b) or
(c);
(7) The caretaker does not meet the
eligibility requirements referenced in subsection
17-799-8(d);
(8) The preschool does not meet program
qualification requirements referenced in subsection 17-799-12;
(9) Conditions initially present in the
family unit situation have changed and child care is no longer
needed;
(10) The family unit has
not used authorized care;
(11) The
child has absences that are unexcused for more than five consecutive
days;
(12) The caretaker
voluntarily requests discontinuance of child care payments;
(13) The caretaker and the child are unable
to use child care and another service must be planned for;
(14) The caretaker fails to comply with
mandatory reporting requirements;
(15) The family unit is no longer eligible
for child care payments;
(16) The
family unit cannot be located;
(17)
The family unit fails to utilize child care payments in accordance with
subsection
17-799-4(c) and
does not reconcile the resulting overpayments in accordance with section
17-799-21;
(18) The caretaker fails to comply with
requirements referenced in subsection
17-799-11(b);
or
(19) The department determines
pursuant to section
17-799-22 that there are
insufficient funds to maintain all children receiving care.
(b) Child care payments may be suspended when:
(1) The payment amount is
determined to be zero;
(2) A
natural disaster or emergency is declared by the federal, state, or county
government; or
(3) The designated
preschool does not meet the conditions set forth in section
17-799-12 and the family unit must
find a different approved preschool.
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