Section 17-656.1-15 - Persons who may be included(a) Eligible children living in the same home, under the care of the same relative eligible to receive assistance for the children shall be considered one family even if the children are not brothers and sisters.(b) A pregnant child who is less than eighteen years of age, who is living with a needy specified relative, shall be considered part of the relative's family provided the child is determined to be an eligible child in the relative's care.(c) The needs of the following individuals shall be included provided the individual is needy and otherwise eligible to be included: (1) A specified relative defined in section 17-656.1-7;(2) The spouse of the specified relative; and(3) The needs and income of hanai parents must be included in assistance units which include a hanai child.(d) The needy adult relative who is the only other eligible person in a family which includes a child who is ineligible because the child is a supplemental security income (SSI) beneficiary or a foster care beneficiary, shall be eligible: (1) The presence of the SSI child or the foster child shall merely qualify the specified relative provided all other eligibility requirements are met; and(2) The actual needs, income, and assets of the eligible non-SSI, non-foster care individual only shall be considered in determining eligibility and the amount of assistance.(e) A needy pregnant woman without other eligible children shall be eligible for TANF from the first of the month in which the woman begins her ninth month of pregnancy provided: (1) There is a written statement from a medical professional to verify the pregnancy and give an estimated date of delivery; and(2) The pregnant woman and the unborn child together shall be considered as one person for the purposes of the TANF payment.(f) The needs of an essential person who meets the requirements of section 17-656.1-16 shall be included.(g) When an individual who is required to be included in the assistance unit as specified in section 17-647-12, is also required to be included in another assistance unit, those assistance units shall be consolidated, and treated as one assistance unit for purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of payment.Haw. Code R. § 17-656.1-15
[Eff 9/26/97; am and comp 1/2 0/05; am and comp 6/26/09] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §§601, 602, 608; 619; 45 C.F.R. §§260.20, 260.30; HRS § 346-14)