HAR §17-912-2. Goals of social services

Social services provided under the provisions of title XX shall be directed at helping eligible persons: (1) Achieve or maintain economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency on public assistance; (2) Achieve or maintain self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency; (3) Prevent or remedy neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children unable to protect their own interests; or preserve, rehabilitate, or reunite families; (4) Prevent or reduce inappropriate institutional care by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care; or (5) Secure admission to institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate. [Eff 7/19/82; am and comp JUN 29 1992] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 42 U.S.C. §1397)