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BAM 305 5 of 9 ASSIGNMENT, REASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER BPB 2015-005 4-1-2015

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

.Prohibited Transfers MA Only The local office services unit with primary responsibility for services must maintain the MA case record when the client is a child in foster care or in an institution funded by DHS. This policy also applies to out-of-state placements. Bridges will prohibit the transfer of a case with pending tasks and reminders. However if necessary, a supervisor can authorize the transferring of a case with pending tasks and reminders. SDA, MA Do not transfer the cases of students residing in dormitory housing at the Michigan Career and Technical Institute (MCTI) to the Barry County DHS office. These cases remain in the county of origin. This is a Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) program that is open to statewide participation. The students stay in the dormitories at MCTI during the school year, but return home on weekends and holidays. DHS and MRS services are provided by the student's home county. Transfer Guidelines MA Only MA case records are not transferred in the following situations:  The local offices involved agree that case transfer is not in the best interest of a client and/or program administration.

A single local office should maintain the case records of: All clients in the same fiscal or Low-Income Family (LIF) MA qualified group, and A long term hospital (L/H) patient and his dependent(s) when the dependent(s) is an MA recipient who receives money diverted from the L/H patient.  The client enters a hospital in another service area and the stay is expected to last less than 30 days.