Section 17-1427-5 - Client family eligibility, status, obligations(a) In order to qualify as a client family, the following conditions shall be met: (1) The client family shall include a related frail elderly family member who: (A) Lives with the client family;(B) Requires twenty-four hour care;(C) Would be subject to placement outside the family home without the care provided by the family members; and(D) Is not receiving services under the department's nursing home without walls program as provided in chapter 17-1438;(2) The client family may include an unrelated frail elderly person if: (A) The frail elderly person lives with the client family;(B) The frail elderly person requires twenty-four hour care;(C) The frail elderly person would be subject to placement outside the family home without the care provided by the client family;(D) The frail elderly person is not receiving services under the department's nursing home without walls program as provided for in chapter 17-1438;(E) The client family includes no more than one frail elderly person;(F) The client family has received training to provide the appropriate level of care; and(G) The client family is not a domiciliary care home;(3) Priority shall be given to client families in the following order: (A) Families consisting only of an elderly spouse or one elderly offspring who is the primary care provider;(B) Families consisting only of one offspring or other adult who is the primary care provider;(C) Families consisting of multiple members who serve as care providers; and(D) Families caring for an unrelated frail elderly person;(4) The client family shall be assessed by respite station staff to be in need of outside assistance in order to maintain the client's residence within the home and to assure the quality of care provided to the client; and(5) Eligibility for respite companion service shall not be based on family income.(b) Client families and clients shall be the recipients of respite companion service. As recipients, clients and client families shall: (1) Receive the time and service of the respite companion assigned to the clients and client families;(2) Not be charged for the services of the respite companion;(3) Not be the employers of the respite companion;(4) Not change the care plan of the respite companion without the approval of the assigned supervisor; and(5) Provide reimbursement of the respite companion's transportation expenses at the rate approved by the respite companion service program, unless other arrangements have been made with the respite companion service program.[Eff JUN 29 1992] (Auth: HRS § 346-56) (Imp: 29 C.F.R. §89.25)