Current through September, 2024
Section 17-803-6 - Disposition of application(a) The date of eligibility for NRST benefits shall be the later of the following: (1) The date of application, provided that the eligibility requirements of sections 17-803-4, 17-803-5, and 17-803-6 are met from the date of application; or(2) The date the NRST benefits are requested to begin and shall be within sixty days after the eligibility conditions of sections 17-803-4, 17-803-5, and 17-803-6 are met.(b) The NRST benefit amount allowable under section 17-803-5 may be reduced as follows:(1) Any reduced adjustments by the department or department's designee to disallow requested NRST benefits for any dependent child or adult family member who does not meet the requirements or already received NRST payments under this chapter as provided in section 17-803-4(d);(2) Any reduced adjustments by the department to disallow requested NRST benefits that are duplicative of benefits the family unit will receive or already received as specified under sections 17-803-3 (b) or 17-803-5(b) or (c); or(3) Any reduced adjustments by the department when the family unit does not provide the requested verification to support the NRST benefit type requested.(c) If eligible under this chapter, the department shall issue the NRST benefit payments that the family unit is determined eligible to receive, pursuant to section 17-803-6(d), within thirty calendar days from the date the eligibility determination is made.(d) The department shall provide a written notice to the applicant of the disposition of the application for NRST benefits and any NRST benefit calculations. The notice shall contain: (1) A statement of the action taken;(2) The reasons for the action;(3) The specific rules supporting the action;(4) The NRST benefit amounts approved, if any, and for which benefit months;(5) The right to request a departmental review pursuant to section 17-803-8, if applicable; and(6) The rights and responsibilities of the family unit if eligible for the NRST benefits.[Eff 9/19/2023] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-3, 91-4, and 346-14; 42 U.S.C. §§ 601, et seq.) (Imp: HRS § 346-14; 45 C.F.R. § 260, 31)