Section 17-1423-3 - Eligibility requirements(a) To be eligible for transportation assistance, the individual shall be: (1) An alien or naturalized citizen;(2) A resident of the State;(3) Sixty years of age or older; and(4) A recipient of or be eligible to receive financial assistance from the department or supplemental security income (SSI) on the date of application for the service.(b) In addition, the individual shall: (1) Complete an application for the service indicating a desire to return to the person's homeland to live; and(2) Provide or permit the department to secure information which indicates that returning to the homeland will not adversely affect the individual's health and welfare. The information shall be from a government agency in the person's homeland.(c) The department shall determine the individual's eligibility for services within thirty calendar days of the date the application for transportation assistance is received by the department.(d) The department may approve the individual's application for services retroactive to the date the application was received if the individual's eligibility for services from that date can be established.(e) Recipients of services provided under this chapter shall be required to reestablish eligibility for the services at least once every six months from the month eligibility is established. The department shall also reassess the recipients' eligibility within thirty days of being informed of changes in the recipients' financial situation.[Eff JUN 29 1992] (Auth: HRS § 346-145) (Imp: HRS § 346-142)