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

The client might be unable to answer a question about themself or another person whose circumstances must be known. Allow the cli- ent at least 10 days (or other timeframe specified in policy) to obtain the needed information. Clients must also cooperate with local and central office staff during quality control (QC) reviews. FAP Only Do not deny eligibility due to failure to cooperate with a verification request by a person outside the group. In applying this policy, a person is considered a group member if residing with the group and is disqualified; see Disqualified Persons in Bridges Eligibility Manual (BEM) 212, Food Assistance Program Group Compensation. When a lack of QC review cooperation is apparent, the QC reviewer notifies the individual of the consequences and sends a copy of the letter to the specialist. If contacted by the individual regarding the audit request, advise the individual to cooperate with the reviewer. Refusal to Cooperate Penalties All Programs Clients who are able but refuse to provide necessary information or take a required action are subject to penalties. Specific penalties can be found in the applicable BEM and BAM items. FIP and SDA Only Begin program closure due to inability to determine continued eligi- bility when notified by a QC reviewer of a group member's failure to cooperate with a QC review. MA Only Refusal to provide necessary eligibility information or to cooperate with a QC review results in ineligibility for: • The person about whom information is refused, and • That person's spouse if living in the home, and • That person's unmarried children under 18 living in the home.