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HAWAII 	ADMINISTRATIVE 	RULES
TITLE 	17
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
SUBTITLE 	12
MED-QUEST 	DIVISION
CHAPTER 	1717
PARENTS 	AND 	OTHER CARETAKER RELATIVES 	GROUP
Subchapter 	1 	General 	Provisions
§17-1717-1 	Purpose
§17-1717-2 	General 	requirements
§§17-1717-3 	to 	17-1717-7 	(Reserved)
Subchapter 	2 	Eligibility Requirements
§17-1717-8
§17-1717-9
§17-1717-10
§17-1717-11
§17-1717-12
§17-1717-13
§§17-1717-14
Purpose
Basic 	requirements
Categorical 	requirements
Income 	requirements
Asset 	requirements
Eligibility 	review 	requirements
to 	17-1717-18 	(Reserved)
Subchapter 	3 	Freedom of 	Choice, 	Enrollment,
Benefits 	and Disenrollment
§17-1717-19
§17-1717-20
§17-1717-21
§17-1717-22
Purpose
Freedom 	of 	choice
Enrollment 	into 	a 	participating health
plan
Benefits
§17-1717-23 	Disenrollment 	from 	a 	health plan
§§17-1717-24 	to 	17-1717-28 	(Reserved)
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Historical 	Note: 	This 	chapter 	is 	based 	substantially
upon 	repealed 	chapters 	17-1726 	and 	17-1727 	[Eff
08/01/94; 	am 	07/20/95; 	am 	01/29/96; 	am 	03/30/96; 	am
11/25/96; 	am 	12/27/97; 	am 	07/06/99; 	am 	06/19/00; 	am
10/26/01; 	am 12/03/01; 	am 	02/16/02; 	am 	05/10/03; 	am
09/17/07; 	am 	09/10/09; 	am 	04/30/10; 	am 	08/19/11; 	am
06/25/12; 	R 	09/30/13]
SUBCHAPTER 	1
GENERAL 	PROVISIONS
§17-1717-1 	Purpose. 	This 	chapter 	establishes
the 	Parents 	and Other 	Caretaker 	Relatives 	Group. 	The
Parents 	and Other 	Caretaker 	Relatives 	Group, 	created
through 	the 	enactment 	of 	the 	Affordable 	Care 	Act,
consolidates 	Medicaid 	eligibility 	for 	a 	parent 	or
other 	caretaker 	relative 	living 	with 	a 	child 	under 	age
nineteeQ years. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and
comp 	NUV102016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	CFR
§435.110) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	CFR 	§435.110)
§17-1717-2 	General 	requirements. 	The
confidentiality, 	administrative 	appeal, 	fraud, 	medical
assistance 	recovery, 	application processing,
eligibility review, 	and 	adverse 	action provisions
described 	in 	subtitle 	12 	shall 	pertain 	to 	a 	parent 	or
other 	caretaker 	relative 	who 	applies 	or 	is 	eligible
under 	this 	chapter. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and
comp 	NOV 1O2016 	J 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§§346-14, 	346-29 	346-
44; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§431.200, 	431.206, 	431.221, 	431.230,
431.300, 	435.119, 	435.201, 	435.907, 	435.916, 	455 . 1)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§§346-14, 	346-29 	346-44; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§431.200, 	431.206, 	431.221, 	431.230, 	431.300,
435.119, 	435.201, 	435.907, 	435.916, 	455.1)
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§§17-1717-3 	to 	17-1717-7 	(Reserved) .
SUBCHAPTER 	2
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
§17-1717-8 	Purpose. 	This 	subchapter 	describes
the 	eligibility 	requirements 	for 	participation 	in 	the
Parents 	and 	Other 	Caretaker 	Relatives 	Group. 	[Eff
09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp 	NOV 1 0 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS
§346-14; 	42 	CFR 	§§435.110, 	435.201) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-
14; 	42 	CFR 	§§435.110, 	435.201)
§17-1717-9 	Basic 	requirements. 	An 	individual
whose 	eligibility 	is 	being 	determined under 	this
chapter 	shall 	meet 	the 	basic 	eligibility 	requirements
which 	include, 	but 	are 	not 	limited 	to, 	citizenship,
qualified 	non-citizen 	or 	a 	lawfully present 	non-
citizen 	status, 	State 	residency, 	verification 	of
identity, 	not 	residing 	in 	a 	public 	institution, 	and
the 	provision 	of 	a 	social 	security number, 	as
described 	in 	chapter 	17-1714.1 . 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am
and 	comp 	NOV 1 0 2016 ] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§§346-14, 	346-29;
42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.110, 	435.400, 	435.910) 	(Imp: 	HRS
§§346-14, 	346-29; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.110, 	435.400,
435.910)
§17-1717-10 	Categorical 	requirements. 	(a) 	To
be 	eligible 	under 	the 	Parents 	and Other 	Caretaker
Relatives 	Group, 	an 	individual 	is 	not 	required 	to 	be 	a
parent 	or 	a 	relative 	of 	the 	child but 	is 	required 	to
have 	primary 	responsibility 	for 	the 	care 	and 	control
of 	a 	child under 	age 	nineteen 	years 	with whom 	the
individual 	is 	living; 	including, 	but 	not 	limited 	to, 	a
child who 	is 	under 	the 	jurisdiction of 	the 	court, 	or
whose 	legal 	custody 	is 	held 	by a 	public 	agency 	that
does 	not 	have 	physical 	custody of 	the 	child.
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(b) 	An 	individual 	who 	meets 	the 	provisions 	of
subsection 	(a), 	may be:
(1) 	Aged, 	blind, 	or 	disabled, 	when 	age,
blindness, 	or 	disability 	is 	not 	a 	condition
of 	eligibility; 	or
(2) 	In 	receipt 	of 	or 	eligible 	for 	Medicare
benefits.
(c) 	If 	living 	together, 	the 	spouse 	of 	the
individual 	who 	meets 	the 	requirements 	of 	subsection
(a) 	is 	also 	considered a 	parent 	or 	other 	caretaker
relative.
(d) 	An 	individual 	who 	is 	in 	receipt 	of
supplemental 	security 	income 	(SSI) 	is 	not
categorically 	eligible 	to 	participate 	in 	the 	Parents
and 	Other 	Caretaker 	Relatives 	Group.
(e) 	An 	individual 	who 	is 	in 	receipt 	of
supplemental 	security 	income 	(SSI) 	or 	is 	applying 	on
the 	basis 	of 	age, 	blindness, 	or 	disability, 	shall 	be
subject 	to 	the 	provisions 	of 	chapters 	17-1719, 	17-
1724 .1,N~nd 17-1725 .1. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am and
comp 	UV 1 0 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C. F .R.
§§430.25, 	435.4, 	435.110, 	435.603) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-
14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§430.25, 	§435.4, 	435.110, 	435.603)
§17-1717-11 	Income 	requirements. 	(a) 	The
modified 	adjusted 	gross 	income 	(MAGI) 	methodology
described 	in 	chapter 	17-1724.2 	shall 	be 	used 	to
determine 	the 	countable 	income 	for 	an 	individual
subject 	to 	an 	income 	limit.
(b) 	The 	income 	standard 	for 	participation 	in 	the
Parents 	and 	Other 	Caretaker 	Relatives 	Group 	is 	one
hundred per 	cent 	of 	the 	federal 	poverty 	level 	for 	a
household 	of 	applicable 	size. 	An 	income 	disregard 	of
five 	per 	cent 	of 	the 	applicable 	federal 	poverty 	level
is 	added 	to 	the 	highest 	income 	standard 	for 	an
individual 	using 	MAGI-based methodology under 	the
applicable 	title 	of 	the 	Social 	Security Act.
(c) 	An 	individual 	who 	meets 	the 	requirements 	of
section 	17-1717-lO(a) 	may, 	but 	is 	not 	required 	to,
claim 	the 	child 	in 	the 	household 	as 	a 	tax 	dependent
for 	federal 	income 	tax purposes. 	An 	individual 	who 	is
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determined 	ineligible 	under 	this 	chapter, 	shall 	have
eligibility determined 	under 	another 	eligibility
group. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp 	NOV102016
(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.110, 	435.601,
435.603) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.110,
435.601, 	435.603)
§17-1717-12 	Asset 	requirements. 	Assets 	shall 	not
be 	considered 	in 	the 	determination of 	eligibility 	for
participation 	in 	the 	Parents 	and 	Other 	Caretaker
Relatives 	Group. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and
comp 	NOV 10 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§435.110, 	435.603) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§435.110, 	435.603)
§17-1717-13 	Eligibility 	review 	requirements.
(a) 	An 	eligible 	individual 	shall 	receive 	an 	annual
eligibility 	review 	every twelve 	months.
(b) 	Eligibility 	shall 	be 	redetermined 	in
accordance 	with 	chapter 	17-1712.l 	and 	subchapter 	5 	of
chapter 	17-1714.1. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am and
comp 	NOV 1O2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§435.110, 	435.916) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§435.110, 	435.916)
§§17-1717-14 	to 	17-1717-18 	(Reserved) •
SUBCHAPTER 	3
FREEDOM OF 	CHOICE, 	ENROLLMENT, 	BENEFITS 	AND
DIS ENROLLMENT
§17-1717-19 	Purpose. 	This 	subchapter 	addresses
and 	refers 	to 	the 	provisions 	of 	freedom 	of 	choice,
enrollment, 	benefits 	and 	disenrollment 	for 	an
individual 	who 	is 	eligible 	in 	accordance 	with 	this
chapter. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp 	NOV 1 0 2016
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(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.10,
431.40) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25,
431.10, 	431.40)
§17-1717-20 	Freedom of 	choice. 	(a) 	An
individual 	eligible 	in 	accordance 	with 	this 	chapter,
with 	the 	exception 	of 	an 	individual 	identified 	in
section 	17-1735.l-2(a), 	shall 	be 	provided 	a 	choice 	of
a 	health plan 	and 	a 	provider 	as 	described 	in 	chapter
17-1720.1.
(b) 	An 	individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-
1735.1-2 (a) 	shall 	choose 	a 	department 	approved
provider 	as 	described 	in 	section 	17-1736-3. 	[Eff
09/30/13; 	am and 	comp 	NOV I 0 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS
§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.51, 	438.52) 	(Imp:
HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.51, 	438.52)
§17-1717-21 	Enrollment 	into 	a 	participating
health plan. 	(a) 	An 	individual 	eligible 	in
accordance 	with 	this 	chapter, 	with 	the 	exception 	of 	an
individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-1735.1-2(a), 	shall
be 	enrolled 	in 	a 	health plan 	as ·described 	in 	chapter
17-1720.1.
(b) 	An 	individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-
1735.1-2 (a) 	shall 	not 	be 	enrolled 	into 	a 	plan 	and
their 	healthcare 	services 	shall 	be 	provided on 	a 	fee-
for-service 	basis. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and
comp 	NOV 10 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§430.25, 	431.10, 	431.40, 	438.50) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14;
42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.10, 	431.40, 	438.50)
§17-1717-22 	Benefits. 	(a) 	An 	individual
eligible 	in 	accordance 	with 	this 	chapter 	who 	is
enrolled 	in 	a 	health 	plan 	shall 	be 	provided a 	standard
benefits 	package 	by a 	participating 	health 	plan 	and
other 	services 	when 	appropriate 	as 	described 	in
chapter 	17-1720.
(b) 	An 	individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-
1735.1-2 (a) 	shall 	be 	provided 	coverage 	under 	the 	fee-
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for-service 	provisions 	as 	described 	in 	chapter 	17-
1737. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp 	NOV 102016
(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.40,
438.6) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25,
431.40, 	438.6)
§17-1717-23 	Disenrollment 	from a 	health plan.
An 	enrollee 	shall 	be 	disenrolled 	from 	a 	health plan
under 	the 	provisions 	as 	described 	in 	chapter 	17-
172O.1. 	[Eff 	09 /3 o/13; 	comp 	NOV 1 0 2016 	] 	(Au th:
HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.40, 	438.56)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.40,
438.56)
§§17-1717-24 	to 	17-1717-28 	(Reserved) .
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