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BAM 110 19 of 28 APPLICATION FILING AND REGISTRATION BPB 2025-003 1-1-2025
BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Exception: Individuals who live in a county participating in the Transparent County Line Project may apply and have their application processed by any county that is also participating in this project; see Transparent County Line Project in this item. TRANSPARENT COUNTY LINE PROJECT FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, and FAP Transparent County Line project was developed to allow individuals who live in certain northern counties to apply for and obtain services from the MDHHS office that is most convenient for their circumstances, with certain limitations. In order for an individual to utilize the transparent county line project, all of the following must be true: • The county the individual resides in must be identified as part of the county line project; see EXHIBIT I in this item. • The county the individual choses to apply in or obtain services from must be identified as part of the county line project, See EXHIBIT I in this item. • The county of residence must share a border with the county the individual choses to apply in or from which the individual choses obtain services. If an individual submits an application to a local office other than their county of residence, and the situation meets the criteria listed above, have a conversation with the individual regarding whether or not they want to receive services from a county other than their county of residence. An individual may choose to participate in the county line project for any reason. Exception: Some legal and/or fiscal issues may require that services provided for Children’s Protective Services, Children’s Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, and Adult Protective Services cases must occur in the individual’s county of residence. If an individual is active for any of these services, they must have their case maintained in their county of residence.