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BAM 110 15 of 28 APPLICATION FILING AND REGISTRATION BPB 2025-003 1-1-2025

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

DOCUMENTATION AND CONTROL FAP Only The name of every AR must be in the group's case file. Ensure that a person who purchases food for the group is properly designated on the current MDHHS-1171, Assistance Application. A head of household can call the Automated Response Unit (ARU) to terminate an FSAR’s access. However, a head of household must contact the Family Independent Specialist/Eligibility Specialist (FIS/ES) to request a new FSAR. Ask the caller a question only the head of household could answer to ensure the request is valid and document the case record. Enter the new FSAR on the Alternate Payee/Authorized Represen- tative screen in Bridges and mail a DHS-247, Request for Food Assistance Authorized Representative, to the client for completion and return; see BAM 401E Electronic Benefit Transfer Issuance System. A person may represent any number of groups. When one person (such as an employer of migrants) represents numerous clients or has access to large amounts of food assistance benefits, use cau- tion to ensure the following: • The group freely requested the AR. • The group's circumstances are correctly represented. • The group is receiving the correct amount of benefits. • The AR is using the food assistance benefits properly. DISQUALIFICATION OF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FAP Only The Office of Inspector General (OIG) determines when an autho- rized representative should be disqualified; see BAM 720 Intentional Program Violation. Upon notification from OIG disqualify the AR from that role for up to one year if the AR does one of the following: • Misrepresents the group's circumstances by giving false information.