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HAWAII 	ADMINISTRATIVE 	RULES
TITLE 	17
DEPARTMENT 	OF 	HUMAN SERVICES
SUBTITLE 	12
MED-QUEST 	DIVISION
CHAPTER 	1718
ADULTS 	GROUP
Subchapter 	1 	General 	Provisions
§17-1718-1 	Purpose
§17-1718-2 	General 	requirements
§§17-1718-3 	to 	17-1718-7 	(Reserved)
Subchapter 	2 	Eligibility Requirements
§17-1718-8
§17-1718-9
§17-1718-10
§17-1718-11
§17-1718-12
§17-1718-13
§§17-1718-14
Purpose
Basic 	requirements
Categorical 	requirements
Income 	requirements
Asset 	requirements
Eligibility 	review 	requirements
to 	17-1718-18 	(Reserved)
Subchapter 	3 	Freedom of 	Choice, 	Enrollment,
Benefits 	and 	Disenrollment
§17-1718-19
§17-1718-20
§17-1718-21
§17-1718-22
§17-1718-23
Purpose
Freedom 	of 	choice
Enrollment 	into 	a 	participating
health 	plan
Benefits
Disenrollment 	from 	a 	health plan
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§17-1718-1
§§17-1718-24 	to 	17-1718-28 	(Reserved)
Historical 	Note: 	This 	chapter 	is 	based 	substantially
upon 	repealed 	chapters 	17-1727, 	17-1728 	and 	17-1728.1.
[Eff 	08/01/94; 	am 	07/20/95; 	am 	01/29/96; 	am 	03/30/96;
am 	11/25/96; 	am 	12/27/97; 	am 	07/06/99; 	am 	06/19/00; 	am
10/26/01; 	am 12/03/01; 	am 	02/16/02; 	am 	05/10/03; 	am
09/17/07; 	am 	09/10/09; 	am 	04/30/10; 	am 	08/19/11; 	am
06/25/12; 	R 09/30/13]
SUBCHAPTER 	1
GENERAL 	PROVISIONS
§17-1718-1 	Purpose. 	This 	chapter 	establishes
the 	Adults 	Group. 	The 	eligibility group 	for
individuals 	age 	nineteen years 	or 	older 	and under 	age
sixty-five 	years, 	an 	option 	created 	through 	the
enactment 	of 	the 	Affordable 	Care Act 	and 	commonly
referred 	to 	as 	the 	Adults 	Group, 	provides 	coverage 	to
eligible 	adults. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and
comp 	NOV I 0 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14, 	42 	C.F.R.
§435.119) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14, 	42 	C.F.R. 	§435.119)
§17-1718-2 	General 	requirements. 	The
confidentiality, 	administrative 	appeal, 	fraud, 	medical
assistance 	recovery, 	application processing,
eligibility 	review, 	and 	adverse 	action 	provisions
described 	in 	subtitle 	12 	shall 	pertain 	to 	an
individual 	who 	applies 	or 	is 	eligible 	under 	this
chapter. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp
(Auth: 	HRS 	§§346-14, 	346-29, 	346-44; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§431.200, 	431.206, 	431.221, 	431.230, 	431.300,
435.119, 	435.201, 	435.907, 	435.916, 	455.1) 	(Imp: 	HRS
§§346-14, 	346-29, 	346-44; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§431.200,
431.206, 	431.221, 	431.230, 	431.300, 	435.119, 	435.201,
435.907, 	435.916, 	455.1)
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§17-1718-10
§§17-1718-3 	to 	17-1718-7 	(Reserved) .
SUBCHAPTER 	2
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
§17-1718-8 	Purpose. 	This 	subchapter 	describes
the 	eligibility 	requirements 	for 	participation 	in 	the
Adults 	Group. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	comp 	NOV 10 2016 	]
(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§435.119) 	(Imp: 	HRS
§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§435.119)
§17-1718-9 	Basic 	requirements. 	An 	individual
whose 	eligibility 	is 	being 	determined under 	this
chapter 	shall 	meet 	the 	basic 	eligibility 	requirements
which 	include, 	but 	are 	not 	limited 	to, 	citizenship,
qualified 	non-citizen 	or 	lawfully present 	non-citizen
status, 	State 	residency, 	verification 	of 	identity, 	not
residing 	in 	a 	public 	institution, 	and 	the 	provision 	of
a 	social 	security number, 	as 	described 	in 	chapter 	17-
1714 .1. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp 	NOV 1 0 2016 	]
(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.119, 	435.400,
435.910) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.119,
435.400, 	435.910)
§17-1718-10 	Categorical 	requirements. 	(a) 	To 	be
eligible 	under 	the 	Adults 	Group, 	an 	individual 	shall
meet 	the 	following 	requirements:
(1) 	Be 	age 	nineteen years 	or 	older, 	but 	under
sixty-five 	years 	of 	age;
(2) 	Not 	entitled 	to 	or 	enrolled 	for 	Medicare;
(3) 	Not 	in 	receipt 	of 	Supplemental 	Security
Income 	(SS!); 	and
(4) 	Not 	eligible 	under 	any 	of 	the 	following
chapters:
(A) 	17-1715, 	Children Group;
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(B) 	17-1715.1, 	Former 	Foster 	Care 	Children
Group;
(C) 	17-1716, 	Pregnant 	Women 	Group;
(D) 	17-1717, 	Parents 	and Other 	Caretaker
Relatives 	Group; 	and
(E) 	17-1717.1, 	Transitional 	Medical
Assistance.
(b) 	An 	individual 	whose 	household's 	modified
adjusted 	gross 	income 	(MAGI) 	based 	income 	exceeds 	the
income 	standard 	for 	participation under 	the 	Parents
and Other 	Caretaker 	Relatives 	Group may participate 	in
the 	Adults 	Group 	if 	the 	individual:
(1) 	Resides 	with 	a 	child under 	nineteen 	years 	of
age;
(2) 	Assumes 	primary 	responsibility 	for 	the 	care
of 	the 	child 	described 	in 	paragraph 	(1); 	and
(3) 	The 	child 	described 	in paragraph 	(1) 	is
enrolled 	in Medicaid.
(c) 	An 	individual 	who 	is 	applying 	on 	the 	basis
of 	blindness 	or 	disability 	shall 	be 	subject 	to 	the
provisions 	of 	chapters 	17-1719, 	17-1724.1, 	and 	17-
1725 .1 . 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp 	NOV-1 0 2016
(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	435.119,
435.150, 	435.603) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§430.25, 	435.119, 	435.150, 	435.603)
§17-1718-11 	Income 	requirements. 	(a) 	The 	MAGI
methodology 	described 	in 	chapter 	17-1724.2 	shall 	be
used 	to 	determine 	the 	countable 	income 	for 	an
individual 	subject 	to 	an 	income 	limit.
(b) 	The 	income 	standard 	for 	participation 	in 	the
Adults 	Group 	is 	one 	hundred 	thirty-three 	per 	cent 	of
the 	federal 	poverty 	level 	for 	a 	household of
applicable 	size. 	An 	income 	disregard of 	five 	per 	cent
of 	the 	applicable 	federal 	poverty 	level 	is 	added 	to
the 	highest 	income 	standard 	for 	an 	individual 	using
MAGI-based methodology 	under 	the 	applicable 	title 	of
the 	Social 	Security Act.
(c) 	An 	individual 	who 	is 	determined
under 	this 	chapter 	shall 	have 	eligibility
for 	other 	applicable 	eligibility groups.
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09/30/13; 	am and 	comp 	NOV 1 O2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS
§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.119, 	435.601, 	435.603) 	(Imp:
HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§435.119, 	435.601, 	435.603)
§17-1718-12
not 	be 	considered
for 	participation
09/30/13; 	comp
C.F.R. 	§§435.119,
C.F.R. 	§§435.119,
Asset 	requirements. 	Assets 	shall
in 	the 	determination 	of 	eligibility
in 	the 	Adults 	Group. 	[Eff
NOV 10 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42
435.603) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42
435.603)
§17-1718-13 	Eligibility review requirements.
(a) 	An 	eligible 	individual 	shall 	receive 	an 	annual
eligibility 	review 	every twelve 	months.
(b) 	Eligibility 	shall 	be 	redetermined 	in
accordance 	with 	chapter 	17-1712.1 	and 	subchapter 	5 	of
chapter 	17-1714.1. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am and
comp 	NOV 10 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§435.119, 	435.916, 	435.940) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42
C.F.R. 	§§435.119, 	435.916, 	435.940)
§§17-1718-14 	to 	17-1718-18 	(Reserved) .
SUBCHAPTER 	3
FREEDOM OF 	CHOICE, 	ENROLLMENT, 	BENEFITS 	AND
DIS ENROLLMENT
§17-1718-19 	Purpose. 	This 	subchapter 	addresses
and 	refers 	to 	the 	provisions 	of 	freedom 	of 	choice,
enrollment, 	benefits 	and 	disenrollment 	for 	an
individual 	who 	is 	eligible 	in 	accordance 	with 	this
chapter. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am and 	comp 	NOV I 0 2016
(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.10,
4 31 . 4 0 ) 	( I mp : 	HRS 	§ 3 4 6 - 14 ; 	4 2 	C . F . R . 	§ § 4 3 0 . 2 5 ,
431.10, 	431.40)
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§17-1718-20 	Freedom of 	choice. 	(a) 	An
individual 	eligible 	in 	accordance 	with 	this 	chapter,
with 	the 	exception 	of 	an 	individual 	identified 	in
section 	17-1735.1-2(a), 	shall 	be 	provided a 	choice 	of
a 	health plan 	and 	a 	provider 	as 	described 	in 	chapter
17-1720.1.
(b) 	An 	individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-
1735.1-2 (a) 	shall 	choose 	a 	department 	approved
provider 	as 	described 	in 	section 	17-1736-3. 	[Eff
09/30/13; 	am and 	comp 	NOV I 0 2016 	] 	(Auth: 	HRS
§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.51, 	438.52) 	(Imp:
HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.51, 	438.52)
§17-1718-21 	Enrollment 	into 	a 	participating
health plan. 	(a) 	An 	individual 	eligible 	in
accordance 	with 	this 	chapter, 	with 	the 	exception 	of 	an
individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-1735.1-2(a), 	shall
be 	enrolled 	in 	a 	health plan 	as 	described 	in 	chapter
17-1720.1.
(b) 	An 	individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-
1735.1-2 (a) 	shall 	not 	be 	enrolled 	into 	a 	health plan
and 	their 	healthcare 	services 	shall 	be 	provided 	on 	a
fee-for-service 	basis. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and
comp 	NOV 10 2016] 	(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R.
§§430.25, 	431.10, 	431.40, 	438.50) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14;
42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.10, 	431.40, 	438.50)
§17-1718-22 	Benefits. 	(a) 	An 	individual
eligible 	in 	accordance 	with 	this 	chapter 	who 	is
enrolled 	in 	a 	health plan 	shall 	be 	provided a 	standard
benefits 	package 	by a 	participating 	health plan 	and
other 	services 	when 	appropriate 	as 	described 	in
chapter 	17-1720.
(b) 	An 	individual 	identified 	in 	section 	17-
1735.1-2 (a) 	shall 	be 	provided 	coverage 	under 	the 	fee-
for-service 	provisions 	as 	described 	in 	chapter 	17-
1737. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	am 	and 	comp 	NOV I 0 2016 ]
(Auth: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.40,
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438.6) 	(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25,
431.40, 	438.6)
§17-1718-23 	Disenrollment 	from 	a 	health plan.
An 	enrollee 	shall 	be 	disenrolled 	from 	a 	health plan
under 	the 	provisions 	as 	described 	in 	chapter 	17-
1720.1. 	[Eff 	09/30/13; 	comp 	NOV102016 	] 	(Auth:
HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.40, 	438.56)
(Imp: 	HRS 	§346-14; 	42 	C.F.R. 	§§430.25, 	431.40,
438.56)
§§17-1718-24 	to 	17-1718-28 	(Reserved) .
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