Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-51 – Public assistance and child welfare services administered by department
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-51
- Child welfare services: means :
(1) All services necessary for the protection and care of abused or neglected children and children in danger of becoming delinquent; and
(2) All services necessary for the adoption of children. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
- Department: means the department of human services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
- Public assistance: means financial assistance to or for the benefit of persons whom the department has determined to be without sufficient means of support to maintain a standard consistent with this chapter, payments to or on behalf of such persons for medical care, and social service payments as described under the Social Security Act. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
The department of human services shall administer public assistance and child welfare services in the several counties except for payments administered under the federal supplemental security income program or its successor agency. No person shall be denied the right to petition the department for additional assistance as established under section 346-53(f).