2012 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 20. SOCIAL SERVICES
346D. Long-Term Care
346D-4 Provision of services.

§346D-4 Provision of services. (a) Services that maximize the individual's independence shall be provided in the individual's home, the home of a responsible relative or other adult, or a residential alternative setting.

(b) The program shall provide the services in the most economic manner feasible which is compatible with preserving quality of care through:

(1) Informal care providers, such as family members, friends, or neighbors who regularly provide specific services without remuneration and not as a part of any organized volunteer activity;

(2) Individual providers hired and directed by the waiver program individual to provide specific approved services;

(3) Contracts with agency providers, such as home care agencies and public or private health and social service organizations;

(4) Contracts with individual providers, such as counselors, nurses, therapists, and residential alternative program operators who provide services for the waiver program; and

(5) Program personnel, such as social workers and nurses who are hired by the waiver program to provide specific services. [L 1983, c 192, §5; am L 1985, c 207, pt of §1; am L 1987, c 134, pt of §1; am L 1988, c 208, pt of §3; am L 1998, c 294, §5]