HAR §17-1421-5
HAR §17-1421-5. Authorization for service
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 17-1421-5
(a)
Protective services shall be authorized for vulnerable
adults following a referral or request for protective
services.
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(b)
The department shall document the referral or
request on a prescribed department form.
(c)
Subject to the availability of funds,
payment
for protective service resources shall be authorized
for each protective service incident when:
(1)
The vulnerable adult meets the eligibility
requirements specified in section 17-1421-3;
(2)
The department determines that protective
service resources are necessary and
appropriate for the vulnerable adult;
and
(3)
No other method of payment is available such
as medicaid assistance or purchase of
service.
(d)
Payment fOr the provision of services not
provided directly by the department shall be at a rate
specified by the department and shall be authorized for
a period not to exceed forty-five calendar days.
(e)
The department shall give written notice to
the recipient of service prior tp initiating action to
terminate,
suspend, or reduce authorized services in
accordance with section 17-1416-44.
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(Auth:
HRS §346-14,
346-253)
(Imp:
HRS
SUBCHAPTER 2
REPORTS
§17-l421-6
Screening of reports.
(a)
The
department shall screen each report of vulnerable adult
abuse received to determine whether the subject of the
report is a vulnerable adult who:
(1)
Has incurred abuse; or
(2)
Is in danger of abuse if immediate action is
not taken.
(b)
When the provisions of subsection
(a)
are
met, the vulnerable adult abuse report shall be
accepted for investigation by the department.
(c)
When the provisions of subsection
(a)
are not
met,
the department shall provide information,
referral,
or consultation services as appropriate.
(d)
The department shall make every good faith
effort to maintain the confidentiality of the
reporter’s identity pursuant to section 346-225,
HRS.
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(Auth:
HRS
§346-l4,
346-253)
(Imp:
HR’ §346-14,
346-225,
346-
227)
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