HAR §17-1621-12. Disposition of application for state funded permanency assistance

(a) The provisions of section 17-1615-12 shall apply to applications for state funded permanency assistance. (b) In addition to subsection (a), the disposition of the application for state funded permanency assistance shall be made prior to the applicant's award of permanent custody or legal guardianship. (c) An exception to §17-1621-10(b) may be granted in the case of a successor permanent custodian(s) or legal guardian(s) when the individual(s) with whom the department has a valid permanency assistance agreement is no longer able to provide for the care of the child and an appropriate successor permanent custodian(s) or legal guardian(s) is designated by the court. (d) The department shall make a disposition on the application for state funded permanency assistance within thirty calendar days of the date the application is received by the department, unless otherwise specified. Any applicant for whom a disposition of the application for state funded permanency assistance was not determined by the thirtieth day from the date of application shall be determined presumptively eligible for the state permanency assistance for which the individual applied effective the thirty-first day from the date of 1621-13 8 application up to the date the department makes a disposition. [Eff DEC 09 2010] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: HRS §346-14)