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BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

The client or applicant will not be responsible for any costs associated with interpretation or translation. MDHHS or service provider officials, with budget approval, have the responsibility for approving contracted or purchased interpretation and translation services. Information regarding bilingual interpreter services with payment procedures for non-contractual interpreters can be found on the MDHHS intranet site at Bureau of Grants and Purchasing/Interpretation and Translation Services or MDHHS Internet/Inside MDHHS/Legal/Equal Opportunity & Diversity. Documentation of Interpretation and Translation Document translation/interpretation assistance provided to a client on the DHS-848, Certification of Translation/Interpretation for Non- English-Speaking Applicants or Recipients. Note: If interpretation is provided over the phone, document this information on the interpreter's signature line of the DHS-848. If both client and interpreter are on the phone, acquire signatures on the DHS-848 via fax or email. Interpreters for Persons Who are Deaf Information on obtaining qualified interpreters for people who are deaf is found on the MDHHS Public site at MDHHS Internet/Inside MDHHS/Legal/Equal Opportunity & Diversity. Determining Eligibility All Programs Determine eligibility and benefit amounts for all requested programs. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, title IV-E recipients, special needs adoption assistance recipients, and department wards are automatically eligible for current MA; see BEM 117, Department Wards, Title IV-E and Adoption Assistance Recipients and BEM 150, MA For SSI Recipients.