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

• Local office director or management staff. • FIS/ES determining the group's financial eligibility. • Anyone handling financial matters of the group. • Special investigative or resource staff. • Provider of goods or services to the group (for example, landlord, grocer). Vendoring in Restricted Cases FIP and SDA Mandatory vendor payments are usually authorized when only the shelter, heat or utility obligation is mismanaged or when a protective payee cannot be found. Mandatory vendoring is limited to the monthly combined shelter, heat and utility expenses and must leave a minimum $2.00 cash grant (such as, grant amount after deducting income, vendor pay- ments and any recoupment amounts). To receive vendored payments, providers must furnish their federal employer ID number, Michigan temporary ID number or social security number, and enroll as a provider. In money mismanagement cases, initiate third-party payments to a protective payee (not vendoring) in the following situations: • The provider refuses to furnish his tax ID number (see above) or enroll as a provider. • MDHHS is notified by the government agency/unit which enforces the local housing code that: The rental unit does not meet standards for such housing, and/or The landlord has not followed the community's housing code policies and procedures. • The landlord, without good cause, refuses to cooperate in available weatherization or conservation programs determined necessary to reduce energy consumption to an acceptable level. Stop mandatory vendoring when MDHHS learns and verifies that the property reverted to the State of Michigan due to unpaid taxes; see “Reviews” in this item.