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BAM 301 8 of 14 AP CASE READING GUIDE BPB 2022-001 1-1-2022

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

• If the household meets the special criteria for separate FAP groups, were the groups determined correctly and the right certification period assigned? • If all FAP group members are recipients of FIP, SA, and/or SSI, has categorical eligibility been correctly determined and coded on Bridges? C. NONFINANCIAL FACTORS

1) Age and School Attendance AGE - BEM 240 • Is the age requirement met for each recipient included in the eligible group? • Is each 18-year-old child included in the FIP group a full-time high school student expected to graduate by age 19? • Was MA eligibility pursued for all applicants under 21 and age 65 or older? School Attendance - BEM 245 • Is each child 16 or over a full-time student or a Work First registrant? (FIP) • Do all food assistance recipients age 18-49, attending post- secondary education, meet student status criteria? 2) Residence/ Citizenship/ Non-Citizen Status BEM 220, 225, 226 • Are all eligible members residents of Michigan? • Do all eligible members intend to remain in Michigan? (Does not apply to FAP, migrants and certain MA programs.) • Does each eligible group member have US citizenship or acceptable non-citizen status?

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BAM 301 8 of 14 AP CASE READING GUIDE BPB 2022-001 1-1-2022

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

• If the household meets the special criteria for separate FAP groups, were the groups determined correctly and the right certification period assigned? • If all FAP group members are recipients of FIP, SA, and/or SSI, has categorical eligibility been correctly determined and coded on Bridges? C. NONFINANCIAL FACTORS

1) Age and School Attendance AGE - BEM 240 • Is the age requirement met for each recipient included in the eligible group? • Is each 18-year-old child included in the FIP group a full-time high school student expected to graduate by age 19? • Was MA eligibility pursued for all applicants under 21 and age 65 or older? School Attendance - BEM 245 • Is each child 16 or over a full-time student or a Work First registrant? (FIP) • Do all food assistance recipients age 18-49, attending post- secondary education, meet student status criteria? 2) Residence/ Citizenship/ Non-Citizen Status BEM 220, 225, 226 • Are all eligible members residents of Michigan? • Do all eligible members intend to remain in Michigan? (Does not apply to FAP, migrants and certain MA programs.) • Does each eligible group member have US citizenship or acceptable non-citizen status?