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BAM 110 6 of 28 APPLICATION FILING AND REGISTRATION BPB 2025-003 1-1-2025
BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Electronically Filed Applications All Programs Electronically filed applications include all applications filed online in MI Bridges, faxed, or emailed. FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, FAP If the application is filed electronically after close of business (such as weekends, holidays, or after 5 p.m. EST on business days), the date of application is the following business day. Medicaid Only For applications filed electronically, the date of the application is the submission date regardless of the time received. Date of Application for Member Add FIP and RCA The date of application or online change request for a member add depends on whether the member being added is a mandatory, optional, or disqualified member. Mandatory Group Members - The date of application or online change request is the date the person updates or completes the application form to request assistance; see Date of Application in this item. Conduct a telephone or in-person interview with the adult member add. Update, document and answer all questions on the application form to provide the information necessary to determine eligibility. The specialist must ask when the person joined the group and document the date on the application. Have the adult mandatory group member sign the DHS-1173, Cash Assistance Rights and Responsibilities, and DHS-1538, Work and Self-Sufficiency Rules. Do not approve eligibility until the DHS-1173 and DHS-1538 are signed. For dependent child member adds, obtain the information needed to determine eligibility and document the case record. The client need not sign the updated application. • Optional Group Members - The date of application or online change request is the date the person updates or completes the application form to request assistance; see Date of Application in this item. If the optional adult group member requests FIP, the DHS-1173 and DHS-1538 must be signed and returned before eligibility can be approved.