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BAM 115 9 of 36 APPLICATION PROCESSING BPB 2026-003 2-1-2026

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

• Update the application and data collection to add or change information to transfer among MA only categories. The client does not have to resign the application. • For other transfers, update the application and have it re- signed; see When The MDHHS-1171 Is Not Needed in this item. Register the new program using the date the application form was re-signed as the application date. Eligibility for a new program or MA category is limited to the renewal or end date already in Bridges. Exception: When an ex parte review of a client’s current Medicaid eligibility case file shows the recipient indicated or demonstrated a disability (see Glossary), continue Medicaid until information needed to proceed with a disability determination has been requested and reviewed. Continue Medicaid coverage until the review of possible eligibility under other Medicaid categories has been completed; see BAM 210, Redetermination/Ex-Parte Review, and BAM 220, Case Actions. MA Only A recipient losing Medicaid under a category for which a DCH-1426 is not needed may need to complete a DCH-1426 in order to transfer to another MA category if a DCH- 1426 has not been approved for another program within the past 12 months. Always give the recipient a reasonable opportunity to complete the DCH- 1426 and to provide the verification of eligibility under other categories before termination of MA; see BAM 220. Exception: Transitional MA eligibility is 12 months from the date of Low-Income Family (LIF) ineligibility; see BEM 111, Transitional MA. At Redetermination/ Renewal FIP, SDA, CDC, SSI-Related MA and FAP Only A new application, MI Bridges redetermination or MDHHS-1010, Redetermination and program specific supplement form(s), must be completed at each redetermination of eligibility. Exception: When policy requires a benefit period shorter than 12 months, the MDHHS-1171 and specific program supplement