Haw. Code R. § 17-799-8 - Family unit eligibility requirements
(a) The department
shall verify that the child and caretaker meet the eligibility requirements as
described in this chapter.
(b) A
child eligible for child care payments shall reside with the eligible caretaker
and meet the priority application criteria in 17-799-7.
(c) A child receiving child care payments
under this chapter shall not be eligible to receive child care payments under
chapter 17-798.3 for the same preschool provider or same type of
care.
(d) A caretaker shall be
eligible for child care payments provided the caretaker has monthly gross
income verified through documentation that does not exceed:
(1) Eighty-five per cent of the State Median
Income for a family of the same size, using the Income Eligibility Limits as
established in Exhibit I, dated November 1, 2013, attached at the end of this
chapter; or
(2) Effective with the
2024-25 program year, three hundred per cent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
for a family of the same size, which shall be updated annually on January 1 to
determine eligibility for the upcoming program year.
(e) A caretaker who is a foster parent
licensed by the department, or by an organization under the authority of the
department, shall not be subject to income limits for determining eligibility,
and are not subject to the family unit's co-payment requirement under sections
17-799-14(b) (3) and
(4), for the applying foster child.
(f) A family unit who meets the eligibility
conditions of this section, but is not selected to participate in the program
due to lack of funds shall be placed on a waitlist and assigned a waitlist
priority as established in 17-799-17.
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