Section 17-798.2-13 - Child care payments(a) The amount issued by the department may not exceed the maximum monthly department allowance for monthly child care expense for type of care except when the caretaker cannot continue to use the child care provider due to an action by the department, and the caretaker paid for child care but the provider is unwilling to refund the amount to the caretaker.(b) Child care payments include: (1) A one-time only payment in a state fiscal year for registration, which may also include supply and activity fees, required by the facility, not to exceed $125.00; and(2) Monthly cost of child care per child, as paid, but not to exceed the child care rates specified in section 17-798.2-12. For the exception in section 17-798.2-13(a), a combination of full-time and part-time tiered rates by types and hours of care specified in section 17-798.2-12 for approved hours of child care shall be allowed.(c) The department shall issue to and receive from the caretaker a signed and completed designated form(s) to verify the cost of child care for the eligible child needing care, the name and address of the provider, and provider information to establish eligibility as specified in section 17-798.2-9(c).(d) A family unit's child care expense may be partially paid by another public-funded source.(e) Payment for child care services may be provided: (1) Through monies issued one month at a time and paid to the caretaker; or(2) Through monies issued one month at a time and paid to the provider in the name of the caretaker. Haw. Code R. § 17-798.2-13
[Eff 03/08/08] (Auth: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-63) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-63; 45 C.F.R. §§98.41, 98.42 and 98.43 )