Section 17-1705-18 - Cooperation in obtaining support(a) Each individual applying for or receiving medical assistance shall be required to cooperate with the department in: (1) Identifying and locating the parent of the child for whom medical services are being claimed;(2) Establishing the paternity of a child born out of wedlock for whom medical services are being claimed;(3) Obtaining support payments due the individual and the child for whom medical services are being claimed; and(4) Obtaining any other payments due the individual and the child for whom medical services are being claimed.(b) An individual may be required to: (1) Appear in court or at the department's child support enforcement agency as maybe necessary, to provide information and evidence, known to, possessed by, or obtainable by the individual that may be achieving the objective of enforcing child support obligations;(2) Appear as a witness in any legal proceedings;(3) Provide information, or attest to the lack of information, possessed or reasonably obtainable by the individual under penalty of perjury; and(4) Report to the department any child support payments received from the absent parent.(c) The department shall provide medical assistance to individuals who would otherwise be eligible for medical assistance but for the refusal by the caretaker relative to cooperate.Haw. Code R. § 17-1705-18
[Eff 08/01/94] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS § 346-37.1, 42 C.F.R. §§433.147. 433.148; 45 C.F.R. §§232.12, 234.60 )