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Summary

Implements Hawaii Optional State Supplementation (OSS) — a federally-administered state supplement for SSI recipients residing in qualifying care facilities.

Hawaii provides monthly state supplement payments that vary by living arrangement type and marital status.

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Benefit Details (January 2025)

Individual Payment Amounts (State Supplement Only)

Living Arrangement OS Code Monthly Amount Annual Amount
Community Care Foster Family Home B $784 $9,408
Domiciliary Care I (≤5 residents) H $784 $9,408
Domiciliary Care II (6+ residents) I $892 $10,704
Medicaid Institution D $45 $540

Couple Payment Amounts (State Supplement Only, per person)

Living Arrangement OS Code Monthly (couple total) Per Person/Month Per Person/Year
Community Care Foster Family Home B $1,905 $952.50 $11,430
Domiciliary Care I (≤5 residents) H $1,905 $952.50 $11,430
Domiciliary Care II (6+ residents) I $2,121 $1,060.50 $12,726
Medicaid Institution D $90 $45.00 $540

Eligibility Criteria

  • Receiving SSI benefits
  • Residing in a qualifying Hawaii care facility (OS codes B, D, H, or I)
  • Federally administered — no separate state application required

Files Added

  • parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/oss/payment/individual/amount.yaml
  • parameters/gov/states/hi/dhs/oss/payment/couple/amount.yaml
  • variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/oss/hi_oss.py
  • variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/oss/hi_oss_eligible.py
  • variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/oss/hi_oss_living_arrangement.py
  • variables/gov/states/hi/dhs/oss/hi_oss_payment_amount.py
  • tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/hi/dhs/oss/hi_oss.yaml (10 tests)

Test Coverage

  • Individual in community care ($9,408/yr)
  • Individual in domiciliary care I ($9,408/yr)
  • Individual in domiciliary care II ($10,704/yr)
  • Individual in Medicaid institution ($540/yr)
  • Not in qualifying facility → $0
  • No SSI → $0
  • Non-Hawaii resident → $0
  • Married couple in community care (couple rate)
  • Married couple in Medicaid institution (couple rate)
  • 2023 rate verification ($651.90/mo → $7,822.80/yr)

Implements Hawaii OSS per HRS Chapter 346: federally-administered state
supplement for SSI recipients in community care foster homes, domiciliary
care facilities, and Medicaid institutions. Payment varies by living
arrangement and marital status.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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