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BAM 115 15 of 36 APPLICATION PROCESSING BPB 2026-003 2-1-2026

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

Note: For FAP, an interview and an updated application can be requested but cannot be required to add a member. Example: An interview is scheduled to add Alexis' boyfriend to the FAP group. Verifications are supplied for all requested verifications needed to determine eligibility but the interview is not completed. Process the member add. Do not deny the member add or close the case. STANDARD OF PROMPTNESS All Programs The SOP begins the date the department receives an application/filing form, with minimum required information. Exception: For FAP, when a person applies for SSI and FAP before being released from a medical institution, the SOP begins on the applicant's date of release. See BAM 105, Rights and Responsibilities, for the minimum required information for filing. Process applications and requests for member adds as quickly as possible, with priority to the earliest application date; see Processing Delays in this item. Requests for member adds must be entered in Bridges. FIP Only Upon immediate receipt of the FIP application, the specialist must run the FIP Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) in Bridges to timely generate an automated Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH) referral, as well as the DHS-4785, PATH Appointment Notice, to the client. While the specialist should run the FIP EDG immediately, this must be completed within five days of the application date. Certify FIP program approval or denial of the application within 45 days. Note: The specialist must review the MDHHS-1171 and MDHHS- 1171-CASH, for any potential deferral requests prior to running the FIP EDG; see BEM 230A, Employment And/Or Self-Sufficiency Related Activities; FIP.