Haw. Code R. § 17-798.2-6 - Application process
(a) Requests for
child care services shall be submitted in writing on an application form
prescribed by the department when required by a specific departmental
program.
(b) The form shall be
dated and signed under penalty of law that all the information needed to
establish eligibility for child care services, as stated on the form, is true
and correct.
(c) The form shall be
signed by the applicant.
(d) The
applicant may be required to submit copies of documents for
verification.
(e) The applicant
shall provide verification of the cost of the selected child care
arrangement.
(f) The date of
application shall be the date the signed and dated application form is received
by the department.
(g) The child
care application interview to establish eligibility of the family unit for
services shall be arranged by staff as soon as possible but no later than
thirty days after receipt of the signed and dated application form and
supporting documentary evidence.
(h) In order to complete the application
process, the applicant must submit the following:
(1) A completed and signed child care
certificate and provider confirmation form; and
(2) The completed and signed consent forms
for background checks required of child care providers who are not licensed by
the State. Upon receipt of these completed and signed forms by the department,
the license-exempt child care provider and caregivers selected by the
caretakers are to be considered as presumptively eligible until the results of
the background checks become known.
(i) The date of eligibility for child care
services shall be one of the following:
(1)
The date of application, provided that the interview has been completed and the
eligibility requirements in section
17-798.2-9 are met from the date
of application;
(2) The date the
child care services are scheduled to begin within thirty days after the
eligibility conditions in section
17-798.2-9 are met;
(3) The date of the authorized activity or
program component in the FTW programs; or
(4) The date when the school year of the
selected preschool begins for the Preschool Open Doors program.
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