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Title 5: Centrally Administered Programs Page 32 Iowa Department of Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (hawk-i) Nonfinancial Eligibility Factors Revised July 3, 2009 Absence

1. Mr. And Mrs. P apply for hawk-i for their children. Mr. P is employed as a truck driver and is on the road for up to five days during the week. Mr. P is absent solely because of his employment. He must be counted in the family size and his income must be counted in the hawk-i eligibility determination. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Q apply for hawk-i for their children. Mr. Q is employed by a carnival and is away from home for up to six months. Mr. Q is absent solely because of his employment. He must be counted in the family size and his income must be counted in the hawk-i eligibility determination. Temporary Absence Legal reference: 441 IAC 86.2(3)“d” If otherwise eligible, a person, who is temporarily out of the home shall be counted in the family size. A temporary absence exists when the person is: ♦ Out of the home to secure education or training. ♦ In a medical institution for less than a year. ♦ Out of the home for another reason and the intent is that the person will return to the home within three months from when the absence began. Absence for Education or Training A person who is temporarily out of the home for the purpose of education or training, regardless of the length of the absence will be counted in the family size. A temporary absence exists as long as the parent or guardian retains supervision of the child. “Education and training” means any academic or vocational training program that prepares the person for a specific professional or vocational area of employment. Approve or continue eligibility as long as the relative retains supervision if the person was in the home before leaving for education or training. When a child is attending Job Corps, the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, or the Iowa School for the Deaf, consider the child as if the child were in a public educational or vocational training institution and include the child in the eligible group if otherwise eligible.