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Can I collect age information from participants in Hawaii? What are the requirements?

Here are the requirements for collecting age information from participants in Hawaii:

Requirements for collecting age information in Hawaii

To collect age information from participants in Hawaii, you must comply with the following requirements:

  1. Verification of age is required when age is a factor in determining eligibility for medical assistance [1.1].
  2. The department may accept documentation that establishes citizenship or immigration status or identity of an individual for purposes of establishing the age of an individual provided that such documentation reflects the date of the birth of the individual [1.1].
  3. When documentary sources are not available, the statements of relatives or friends who are knowledgeable of the individual’s circumstances may be accepted as verification of age. The individual’s record shall contain documentation of the name of the relatives or friends and facts on which the relatives’ or friends’ knowledge is based [1.1].
  4. When all reasonable efforts to establish age have failed, an estimate of age based upon an examination by a physician shall be used [1.1].
  5. The member’s actual age in full years shall be used to determine the member’s attained age on the date of retirement and shall be the member’s age if the member’s age is required to meet the retirement eligibility prerequisites under parts II, VII, and VIII of chapter 88, HRS [2.2].
  6. An individual eligible to participate in the Former Foster Care Children Group shall be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six [3.1].
  7. To be eligible under the Adults Group, an individual shall be between the ages of nineteen and sixty-five [4.1].
  8. 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 [4.2].

Therefore, you can collect age information from participants in Hawaii, but you must comply with the requirements listed above.

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Hawaii