Current through November, 2024
Section 17-1722-35 - Eligibility requirements(a) A pensioner, a pensioner's spouse, or a pensioner's surviving spouse shall be eligible for coverage of medical services by meeting any of the following conditions. (1) The pensioner and the pensioner's spouse, if any, are actually and solely dependent on the state or county pension for maintenance and support;(2) The pensioner and the pensioner's spouse, if any, have total income from all sources, including the pension, social security benefits, interest and dividends, and any income of the spouse, of less than $2,400;(3) The spouse of a pensioner is currently eligible for coverage of medical care under this subchapter; or(4) The spouse of a deceased pensioner who was or would have been eligible under this subchapter remains unmarried.(b) The following persons shall not be eligible under this program: (1) Dependent children of eligible pensioners;(2) Divorced or separated spouses of pensioners; and(3) Parents or other non-spousal relatives of pensioners(c) Resources including, but not limited to savings, real property, medical benefit plans, bonds, stocks, insurance, and automobiles, shall not be taken into consideration in determining the pensioner's eligibility for coverage of medical care, under the provisions of this subchapter.Haw. Code R. § 17-1722-35
[Eff 08/01/94] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS § 88-4)