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BAM 220 10 of 27 CASE ACTIONS BPB 2026-023 8-1-2026

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

• Reported on. • Verification received on. • Date client became aware. FIP, RCA, SDA and FAP Only See Bridges Eligibility Manual (BEM) 505, Prospective Budgeting/Income Change Processing, or policy regarding effective dates for income changes. FIP, RCA and SDA Only See BEM 515 FIP/RCA/SDA Budget, for policy regarding effective dates for member adds. CDC Only Act on reported changes as soon as possible, but act within the standard of promptness; see STANDARDS OF PROMPTNESS in this item. The day a reported change is acted on is not always the day the change must take effect. Example: A client had prior pay periods certified for CDC. The client failed to timely report an increase in income that exceeded the income eligibility scale for the family size. If the income is not temporary excess income, rerun eligibility. Bridges will generate zero approved hours or an overpayment. The client will then be denied the pay period after the change occurred for excess income. Note: Determine if the increase is temporary excess income or is expected to continue; see BEM 505. Positive Actions can be entered on Bridges to affect current, future, and past CDC pay periods. First determine the positive action date. If the change was reported timely (within 10 calendar days), for example a change in providers, the positive action date is the day the change occurred or is expected to occur. If the change was reported late, the positive action date is the day the change was reported. Positive actions take effect on the positive action date. Exception: Family contribution decreases, that are not a result of a provider receiving a higher star rating/quality level are positive actions and affect the first CDC pay period that begins on or after the positive action date.