ADULT AND COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES (ACCS)
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Highlights of the New Adult Protective Services (APS) Law effective July 1, 2009 - Act 154
Adult Protective Services Mandated Reporter Guidelines
Brochure: Vulnerable Adult Abuse & Neglect in Hawaii (DHS 1610 7/09)
Protection
The Adult Protective Services program provides crisis intervention, without regard to income, including investigation and emergency services for dependent adults who are reported to be abused, neglected or financially exploited by others or seriously endangered due to self-neglect. A dependent adult is an adult who, because of mental or physical impairment, is dependent upon another person, a care organization, or care facility for personal health, safety or welfare.
Program Goals: Safety – Protection of Vulnerable Dependent Adults
State law requires certain professionals to report dependent adult abuse; all others are encouraged to report. The reporter may remain anonymous and is immune from liability for making the report. To make a report, call: (Area Code 808)
Oahu: 832-5115
Kauai: 241-3337
Maui, Lanai and Molokai: 243-5151
Hilo, Hamakua and Puna: 933-8820
Kau, Kona, Kohala and Kamuela: 327-6280
Personal Needs Allowance for Long Term Care
Descriptions and eligibility requirements for home- and community-based services
Licensing
Adult Day Care Licensing
The Department establishes the licensing standards and grants licenses to operate adult day care centers for disabled adults in the state.
Licensed Adult Day Care Centers
Home and Community Based Case Management Agency Licensing and Community Care Foster Family Home Certification
The Department establishes the licensing standards and and licenses Community Case Management Agencies (CCMAs). CCMAs appropriately match clients to foster family homes and oversee the client's medical needs.
The Department certifies Community Care Foster Family Homes (CCFFH).Each foster family home may accept one or two Medicaid clients, depending on the number of individuals the home is certified for, and one non-Medicaid client (private pay).
To obtain a list of community case management agencies and a list of vacancies in community care foster family homes, click on the links below.
Community Case Management Agencies
CCFFH Vacancy Reporting
Latest Community Care Foster Family Homes Vacancy List
DISCLAIMER
1. Information presented on this site is what the CCFFHs have reported to the DHS and has not been verified.
2. If a CCFFH operator believes that they have sent in a form and do not see their name that is likely due to the fact that it could not be determined from the form what vacancies were available in that particular CCFFH.
