Haw. Code R. § 17-655-4

Current through September, 2024
Section 17-655-4 - Determination of identity
(a) The identity of family members shall be established prior to the approval of assistance:
(1) For the AFDC, the establishment of identity shall be used to establish the relationship to dependent children; and
(2) For the GA, the establishment of identity is a requirement to receive assistance.
(b) At the initial application for food stamps, the applicant's identity or the identity of both the authorized representative and the head of the household where an authorized representative applies on behalf of a household shall be verified prior to certification.
(c) The identity of an individual shall be verified through readily available documentary evidence including, but not limited to:
(1) Birth certificate;
(2) Passport;
(3) Church record of birth or baptism;
(4) School or employment records or identification;
(5) Insurance policy;
(6) Marriage record;
(7) Military discharge papers;
(8) Draft card;
(9) State identification card;
(10) Motor vehicle operator's license;
(11) Voter registration card;
(12) Credit card with signature shown; or
(13) Any other document which shows either the individual's signature or photograph.
(d) For food stamps, identification for health benefits or another assistance or social service program and wage stubs are acceptable documentary evidence.
(e) Any document which reasonably establishes the individual's identity shall be accepted.
(f) When every effort to establish an individual's identity through documentary evidence has failed, the identity of the individual may be established through a collateral contact with a private or public agency. The name of the collateral contact and organization the collateral contact represents shall be documented in the case record.

Haw. Code R. § 17-655-4

[Eff 3/19/93; am 8/1/94] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS § 346-71; 7 C.F.R. §273.2; 45 C.F.R. §233.90 )