Section 17-1719-11.1 - Standards of assistance(a) In addition to meeting the categorical requirements for an aged, blind, or disabled individual under this chapter, the individual must be eligible for one of the following categorically needy groups: (1) Mandatory Categorically Needy (MCN) for an individual or couple, as applicable, eligible for or in receipt of SSI payments or SSP payments, or both, and the standard of assistance shall be equal to the SSI standard.(2) Medically Needy (MN) for an individual financially ineligible for SSI benefits, but whose income is insufficient to meet medical expenses, and the standard of assistance shall be equal to fifty per cent of the 2006 federal poverty level for a household of applicable size.(3) Optional Categorically Needy (OCN) for an individual who is sixty-five years of age or older or whose eligibility is being determined on the basis of being disabled, and the standard of assistance shall be equal to one hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for a household of applicable size.(4) Optional Categorically Needy (OCN) for an individual in a licensed domiciliary care facility, both residential care facility and community care foster family home; and the standard of assistance shall be equal to the rate of payment of the SSI program and SSP for: (i) A Type I domiciliary care facility has not more than five residents; or(ii) A Type II domiciliary care facility has six or more residents,(b) If income exceeds the applicable standards of assistance, the individual shall be evaluated for other available eligibility groups.Haw. Code R. § 17-1719-11.1
[Eff and Comp 11/10/2016] (Auth: HRS § 346-14 ) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-53; 42 C.F.R. §§ 435.120, 435.121, 435.210, 435.217, 435.230, 435.330, 435.811, 435.831)