Haw. Code R. § 17-1427-3
For the purpose of this chapter:
"Caregiver" means the individual who is the primary, unpaid, regular provider of care to a disabled child or adult.
"Client family" means a family which is providing twenty-four hour care for a frail elderly person in the family's home. A client family may be a well husband or wife providing home care for an ill spouse, children caring for elderly parents, or other relatives caring for a frail elderly family member. A client family may also consist of unrelated individuals providing twenty-four hour care for not more than one frail elderly person, if the frail elderly person would otherwise be subject to placement outside the family home without the care provided by the client family, and if the unrelated individuals have received training to provide the appropriate level of care.
"Disabled child or adult" means a person determined to have a physical or mental disability.
"Frail elderly persons" or "clients" means individuals requiring twenty-four hour care, but who are being maintained in private homes other than domiciliary care homes.
, "Memorandum of understanding" means an agreement prepared by the respite companion service program and signed by the administrator of the respite companion service program and the respite station which identifies program requirements, working relationships, and mutual responsibilities.
"Respite care service" means care provided to a disabled child or adult on a temporary basis to enable the primary, unpaid, regular caregiver to engage in other activities.
"Respite companion service" means assistance provided by respite companions employed by the respite companion service program to families rendering twenty-four hour care for frail elderly persons to allow the families time to engage in other activities.
"Respite companion service program" means an employment and training program established by the department which provides part-time salaried positions for low-income persons aged fifty-five or older as respite companions, assisting families providing twenty-four hour care for frail elderly persons in the families' homes.
"Respite companions" means low-income persons aged fifty-five and over who provide respite companion service to clients and client families as defined in this section.
"Respite station" means a public or private nonprofit social service or health care agency or organization qualified or licensed to provide services for clients, that has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the department.
"Senior community service employment program (SCSEP)" means an employment and training program administered by the department through grants with the State's department of labor and industrial relations (DLIR). SCSEP fosters and promotes useful part-time opportunities in community service activities for persons with low incomes who are fifty-five years or older.
Haw. Code R. § 17-1427-3