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BAM 310 1 of 29 CONFIDENTIALITY AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO CASE RECORDS BPB 2022-015 7-1-2022
BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT POLICY Family Independence Program (FIP), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), State Disability Assistance (SDA), Child Development and Care (CDC), Medicaid (MA), Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) and Food Assistance Program (FAP) Information contained in all program case records is confidential and may be released only under limited circumstances for five general purposes: program administration, other government officials' access, charitable organization access, general public access, and client access. Policy in this item sets conditions for releasing information for each purpose. Do not discuss with unauthorized persons, either during or after working hours, information about individual clients known through the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) employment. Prior to releasing information or records, check the case record for any documentation of domestic violence or a completed DHS-970, Affidavit for Withholding Any Information from Disclosure To The General Public; see VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE in this item. Releases for Program Administration FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, RMA, and FAP Case record information may be released for purposes directly related to administration of FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, MA, RMA, FAP, Title XX social services, and other means-tested assistance programs. The release of any such information must be necessary for program administration, not solely to meet the needs of a person or agency. Releases are limited to persons or agency representatives who are subject to standards of confidentiality comparable to those of MDHHS or in accordance with a data share agreement. MA Only Information may only be released for purposes directly connected to administering MA. Those purposes are: • Establishing eligibility for MA.