HAR §17-659-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter: "Assistance unit" means persons whose needs, income, and assets are considered in determining eligibility for financial assistance and the amount of financial assistance. "Current medical report" means the department’s medical form completed by the department’s designated licensed physician, licensed psychologist, or licensed physician whose specialty is in psychiatry that is not more than three months before the date of the department’s request. "Dependent adult" means the legally married spouse of an individual eligible for the general assistance program who does not qualify for financial assistance in his or her own right. "Disabled" means an individual is unable to engage in any substantial gainful employment of at least thirty hours per week, for a period of more than sixty days from the onset of the disability, because of a physical impairment, mental impairment, or a combination of a physical or mental impairment. "Full-time employment" means employment of a minimum of one hundred thirty hours a month or the employer considers the individual a full-time employee, or if self- employed, the individual earns an amount equal to one- hundred thirty hours at the state minimum wage after business expenses have been subtracted from gross income. "Grandfathered person" means a person who is approved for continuation of GA effective May 24, 1978 as the person would otherwise be excluded from receiving assistance under section 346-71, Hawaii Revised Statutes. "Licensed physician" means a doctor of medicine authorized to practice medicine and surgery under chapter 453, Hawaii Revised Statutes. "Licensed psychologist" means a person who engages in the practice of psychology and is licensed under chapter 465, Hawaii Revised Statutes. §17-659-2 659-4 "Misconduct" means a breach of duty owed by the applicant or recipient to the employer under a contract of employment. The contract need not be in writing. The act of misconduct shall have been a willful disregard of the employer's interest, which shall be injurious or tend to be injurious to the employer’s interest. "Temporary labor force (TLF) program" means the department of human services, benefit employment and support services division’s program established to provide public service employment on public work projects to persons receiving financial assistance under the general assistance program. [Eff 3/19/93; am 8/01/94; am 11/25/94; am 7/24/95; am 9/26/97; am 7/16/99; am 5/31/02; am and comp 3/27/09 ] (Auth: HRS §§346-14, 346-71) (Imp: HRS §§346-31, 346-53, 346-71, 346-101)