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BAM 200 7 of 7 FOOD ASSISTANCE SIMPLIFIED REPORTING BPB 2026-006 3-1-2026

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

individual voluntarily reports inaccurate information. For failure to report income over the limit, the first month of the overpayment is two months after the actual monthly income exceeded the limit. Groups report if their actual income for a month exceeds the Simplified Reporting Income Limit column in RFT 250. QC uses the actual income when determining whether a group should have reported; see BAM 715, Client/CDC Provider Error Overpayments. Example: The group’s income for September exceeded the SR income limit. The group should have reported this by October 10th. The decrease would have been effective in November. November is the first month of the overpayment. SR does not affect client errors that occur at application and rede- termination. SR does not affect the determination of agency error overpayments. OQA AND SR To review a case under simplified reporting rules rather than change reporting rules, the following must be true: • The case must be an SR eligible group; see Requirements or Groups Not Eligible for SR in this item. • The benefit period must be properly set; see Assigning Benefit Periods in this item. LEGAL BASE 7 CFR 273.12