Haw. Code R. § 17-798.3-13 - Child care payments

(a) The amount issued by the department may not exceed the maximum monthly department allowance, except when the caretaker cannot continue to use the child care provider due to an action by the department, and the caretaker paid for child care but the provider is unwilling to refund the amount to the caretaker.

(b) Child care payments include:

(1) A one-time only payment in a state fiscal year for registration fees, which may also include supply and activity fees, required by the facility, not to exceed $125.00; and

(2) Monthly cost of child care per child, as paid, but not to exceed the child care rates specified in section 17-798.3-12. For the exception in section 17-798.3-13(a), a second payment up to the maximum full-time rate specified in section 17-798.3-12 for the new provider shall be allowed; and

(3) Only one child care provider per eligible child needing child care payments shall be authorized by the department for each eligible child, even if the caretaker uses more than one child care provider for any eligible child. The caretaker shall determine which child care provider shall be utilized for child care payments authorized under this chapter, provided that the child care provider meets the requirements under this chapter.

(c) The department shall issue to and receive from the caretaker a signed and completed designated form for each child care provider chosen by the caretaker, to verify the cost of child care for the eligible child needing child care payment, the name and address of the provider, and provider information to establish that the child care provider meets the requirements as specified in section 17-798.3-9(c), and subchapters 3, 4, and 5 for an exempt provider.

(d) A family unit's child care expense may be partially paid by another public-funded source, except for payments made under chapter 17-799 or 42 U.S.C. § 9858.

(e) Child care payments may be provided through monies issued one month at a time and paid to the caretaker; provided that a caretaker may choose to have the child care payment forwarded by the department as a direct deposit from the caretaker's account to the child care provider's direct payment account recorded with the department.

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Haw. Code R. § 17-798.3-13

[Eff 8/6/2021] (Auth: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-63) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-63; 45 C.F.R. §§ 98.41, 98.42 and 98.43)