eligibility-and-enrollment-continuity-of-care-12-month-eligibility

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not always provide a minimum 12-month eligibility period for each child, as required by 98.21(a)(1). (Plan Question 2.5.2a) • The Lead Agency does not appropriately allow temporary changes in work, training, education status, and does not allow a child to retain eligibility when turning 13 years old during the required 12-month eligibility period, as required by 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(A), 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(B), 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(C), 98.21(a)(ii)(D), and 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(F). (Plan Question 2.5.2b) Overall Target Completion Date: 12/30/2026 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 The Lead Agency does not always provide a minimum 12-month eligibility period for each child, as required by 98.21(a)(1). (Plan Question 2.5.2a) 12/30/2026 2 Draft Hawaii Administrative Rule for sibling being added to a household with an existing 12-month eligibility period. 06/30/2025 3 Rule amendment routing process for adoption. 01/30/2026 4 System modification within the Hawaii Automated Network of Assistance (HANA) system. 12/30/2026 5 Sibling policy implemented. 12/30/2026 6 The Lead Agency does not appropriately allow temporary changes in work, training, education status, and does not allow a child to retain eligibility when turning 13 years old during the required 12-month eligibility period, as required by 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(A), 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(B), 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(C), 98.21(a)(ii)(D), and 98.21(a)(1)(ii)(F). (Plan Question 2.5.2b) 09/30/2025 7 Draft completed for Hawaii Administrative Rule allowing temporary changes in work, training, education status and allowing a child to remain 11/30/2024 eligible when turning 13-year-old during the required 12-month eligibility period. 8 Rule amendment routing process for adoption 06/30/2025 9 Policy implemented. 09/30/2025