HAR §24-1000-4. §24-1000-4 Application assistance required

(a) An application, primary or secondary, must be completed with the assistance of an application assistant from a victim services organization before submission to the program director for certification to participate. (b) Applications submitted to the program without an application assistant shall be denied by the program director. (c) Application assistants must be deemed designated by the program director as prescribed in §24-1000-5. (d) The role of the application assistant is to: (1) Determine the applicant's program eligibility. (2) Determine if any persons residing with an eligible applicant are eligible to apply as a secondary applicant. (3) Explain the program's services and limitations to the applicant. (4) Explain the participant responsibilities. (5) Assist the applicant to complete the application, including obtaining any records or documentation as required. (6) Forward the completed application or applications to the program director for certification as a program participant. (e) Applications deemed incomplete by the program director will be returned to the application assistant for completion. (f) Any assistance provided to an applicant by the application assistant shall not be considered legal advice. [Eff DEC 29 2004] (Auth: HRS §§801G-1, 801G-2, 801G-3, 801G-4, §801G-13) (Imp: HRS §91-2) ###