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BAM 118 3 of 6 CDC EXPEDITED SERVICE BPB 2022-005 4-1-2022

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

MDHHS placed the child with a non-parent relative. The relative receives MDHHS state ward board and care funding for the child’s placement. Eligibility for CDC for active MDHHS foster care cases ends on the date the child(ren) is removed from the paid licensed foster parent’s home or non-parent relative’s home. IDENTIFYING GROUPS ENTITLED TO EXPEDITED SERVICE Bridges screens all CDC applications to identify those requiring expedited service. Answers to the questions on the assistance application provide the information needed to identify expedited service cases. Homeless and Foster Care information is input on the CDC Expedited Screening page. The group does not have to request expedited service. A group cannot waive its right to expedited service. If the client is unable to complete the entire assistance application, an application or filing form containing the minimum information (see BAM 105) can be completed to start the standard of promptness. Answer questions related to expedited service processing on the back page of the filing form. The filing form is located in the MDHHS-1171 packet. STANDARD OF PROMPTNESS (SOP) For groups entitled to expedited service, CDC eligibility must be determined by the seventh calendar day following the date of application; see BAM 115, Standard of Promptness, CDC Only. EXCEPTIONS TO THE EXPEDITED STANDARD OF PROMPTNESS Extend the standard of promptness in the following situations: • A telephone interview is conducted, but the application is still incomplete. The standard of promptness begins on the day the signed, completed application is received by the local office.