Haw. Code R. § 17-658-7 - State financial assistance for aged, blind, and disabled individuals
(a) State AABD benefits shall be provided to:
(1) A person who is a beneficiary of SSI or
RSDI as an aged, blind, or disabled person and who has insufficient income and
assets, including the person's SSI and RSDI benefits, for the person's support
based upon the department's applicable standard of assistance, under the
financial assistance program. Further verification of age, blindness, or
disability shall not be required for these SSI or RSDI beneficiaries.
(2) Persons who are aged, blind, or disabled,
who have been determined by the Supplemental Security Income office to be
ineligible for SSI because of excessive income or assets although categorically
eligible for SSI, and who have insufficient income and assets for the person's
support based upon the department's applicable standards of assistance for
state AABD.
(A) Verification of age shall not
be required for individuals found to be categorically eligible for SSI because
of age.
(B) Verification of
blindness or disability shall be required of individuals found categorically
eligible for SSI because of blindness or disability. The verification shall be
required to enable the department to establish whether the blindness or
disability is correctable, temporary, or permanent.
(3) An individual who is essential to the
eligible aged, blind, or disabled individual and who meets the requirements and
definition of an essential person as specified in this chapter.
(b) An individual who meets the
definition and requirements of being aged, blind, or disabled, as specified in
this chapter, shall be considered to be an applicant for state AABD and shall
be required to apply for SSI, if the individual is not a current applicant or
recipient of SSI.
(1) If the individual
refuses to apply for SSI, the individual shall be ineligible for state
AABD.
(2) If the individual is
found ineligible for SSI because of the individual's failure to cooperate with
the SSI office to establish the individual's eligibility, the individual shall
be ineligible for state AABD.
(3)
If the individual applies for SSI, the individual shall be entitled to receive
a state loan pending the SSI office's determination of eligibility. All the
conditions required for a state loan, as documented in chapter 17-680, shall be
met before a loan is granted.
(c) An individual shall be required to obtain
or receive medical treatment for a correctable medical condition. Refusal to
comply with this requirement shall cause the individual to be ineligible for
state AABD payments, unless:
(1) The
individual's mental illness or mental deficiency precludes the individual's
understanding of the department's requirements; or
(2) Treatment is contrary to the individual's
religious beliefs.
Notes
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