Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 333F-20

  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 333F-1
  • residential: means the living space occupied by the person with a developmental or intellectual disability, including single-person homes, natural family homes, care homes, group homes, foster homes, institutional facilities, and all other types of living arrangements. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 333F-1
  • Services: means appropriate assistance provided to a person with a developmental or intellectual disability in the least restrictive, individually appropriate environment to provide for basic living requirements and continuing development of independence or interdependent living skills of the person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 333F-1

The department shall require appropriate standards of services to be met by its own services or contractual services including residential, day treatment, and other related programs. These standards, wherever applicable and appropriate, shall conform to or exceed federal standards.