Haw. Code R. § 17-1705-10 - Denial or termination of medical assistance

(a) The department shall deny or terminate medical assistance to any applicant or recipient who refuses to cooperate in obtaining third party payments, unless good cause exists.

(b) The department shall deny or terminate medical assistance to applicants or recipients who refuse to assign the individual's own rights or the rights of any other family member for whom the applicant or recipient can legally make an assignment.

(c) The department shall provide assistance to individuals who:

(1) Cannot legally assign the individual's own rights or the rights of other family members;

(2) Have good cause for refusing to cooperate; and

(3) Would otherwise be eligible for assistance but for the refusal by a person legally able to make the assignment or to cooperate.

(d) Any individual denied or terminated for medical assistance as a result of refusal to assign the individual's rights shall have the right to a fair hearing.

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Haw. Code R. § 17-1705-10

[Eff 08/01/94] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §433.148)