Section 17-1717.1-10 - Categorical requirements(a) A pregnant woman, or parent or caretaker relative with a child(ren) under age nineteen or an individual who is under age twenty-one and in receipt of foster care, kinship guardianship or adoption assistance who continues to reside in the household shall be eligible under this chapter when the household received medical assistance in at least three of the six months preceding the month the household became ineligible for the Pregnant Women Group, or the Parents or Caretakers Relative Group as follows: (1) Due to an increase in earned income, the household is eligible to receive an initial six months in accordance with section 17-1717.1-11(a); and(2) An additional six months of coverage in accordance with section 17-1717.1-11(b); or(3) Due to the collection or increased collection of spousal support payments, the household is eligible to receive four months of coverage in accordance with section 17-1717.1-11(c).(b) A new household member may be added to the transitional medical assistance household when there is increased income from employment or increased hours of employment. If eligible, a new household member shall be added to the household as of the month of request and not extend beyond the date when the rest of the household is terminated.(c) The time-limited extension periods for transitional medical assistance coverage under section 17-1717.1-11 shall be rescinded when federal authorization or the allocation of federal funding is discontinued and shall encompass only the following: (1) An extension period of four consecutive calendar months when the household was terminated under the provisions of chapters 17-1716 or 17-1717, because of increased earnings or hours of employment; and(2) The household received assistance in at least three of the six months immediately preceding the month in which the household became ineligible for chapters 17-1716 or 17-1717.Haw. Code R. § 17-1717.1-10
[Eff 09/30/13](Auth: HRS § 346-14; 42 C.F.R. §435.112 ) (Imp: HRS § 346-14; 42 C.F.R. §435.112 )