Haw. Code R. § 17-799-14 - Method of computing child care payment
(a) Child care
payment shall be computed based on:
(1)
Monthly gross income based on household size;
(2) The preschool chosen by the family
unit;
(3) The actual cost of child
care selected; and
(4) The type of
child care.
(b) The
child care payment amount shall be determined by:
(1) Identifying the type of child care
selected and approved for each eligible child, and selecting the appropriate
rate as established in section
17-799-13;
(2) Comparing the child care allowance
according to subsection (b)(1) and the actual child care cost, and choosing the
lesser amount.
(3) Determining the
family unit's co-payment (conversely, the percentage of the department's
maximum rate allowable) based on the family unit's monthly gross income, and
using the co-payment rates established in Exhibit I, dated November 1, 2013,
attached at the end of this chapter; provided that, effective with the 2024-25
program year, the family unit's co-payment shall be determined pursuant to
section 17-799-13.1.
(4) Subtracting the family unit's co-payment
from the amount determined in subsection (b) (2).
(c) The family unit shall be responsible for
any child care costs in excess of the child care payment.
(d) The family unit shall be responsible to
pay its share of the child care cost directly to the preschool.
(e) The department shall project the family
unit's eligibility and monthly payments prospectively for the entire
eligibility period.
(f) The initial
payment shall be calculated from the first calendar day of the initial month of
eligibility to the end of the month, and shall be considered the first month of
the eligibility period.
Notes
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