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Title 5: Centrally Administered Programs Page 11 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) Application Processing Revised July 3, 2009 Who Can Apply
2. Is the other parent currently receiving hawk-i for the child? ♦ If no, continue processing the hawk-i application. ♦ If yes, ask the applying parent if there has been a recent change in the child’s living circumstances or is the applying parent alleging that the child really does live with that parent and not the other parent?
3. If there has been no recent change in the child’s living circumstances and there is no allegation that the child really does live with the applying parent and not the other parent, deny the hawk-i application because the child cannot be considered as “living with” the applying parent.
4. If there has been a recent change in the child’s living circumstances, contact the other parent to obtain confirmation of the change.
5. If the applying parent alleges that the child really does live with the applying parent and not the other parent, request a joint statement or individual statements from both parents stating where the child spends the majority of the time.
6. If the parents cannot agree on where the child spends the majority of the time, use the questions that follow as a guide for further discussions with the parent. These questions may be helpful when deciding who the child is “living with” if the child appears to be spending equal amounts of time in each home. This is not a complete or final list of questions, but gives some general guidance: ♦ Which parent lives in the school district that the child attends? ♦ Who purchases most of the child’s clothing? ♦ Which parent does the school contact in an emergency? ♦ Where are most of the child’s clothing and toys stored? ♦ Who does most of the child’s laundry? ♦ Who maintains medical records and sets up routine doctor’s appointments? ♦ Who has the final say as to what the child can or cannot do if there is a disagreement?