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BAM 420 8 of 11 FIP/SDA RESTRICTED PAYMENTS BPB 2020-033 10-1-2020

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

Heat and Electric Vendoring For FIP, heat/electric vendoring cannot be mandatory. However, urge the client to enroll in voluntary vendoring to help correct money mismanagement; see BAM 425. For SDA, mandatory heat/electric vendoring is a local office option. Setting Vendor Priorities FIP and SDA If the total does not allow the minimum $2.00 cash benefit, decide what to vendor to best meet the group's needs. In money misman- agement cases, the following order of priority is suggested: 1. Shelter arrearage. 2. Shelter. 3. 2nd shelter (for example, mobile home lot rental). 4. Heat (or combined heat and electric). 5. Electric. 6. Heat arrearage. 7. Electric arrearage. Note: Priority vendoring negates certain voluntary vendoring requirements. See the “VENDOR PAYMENTS” section in BAM 425. Notices of Restricted Payments FIP and SDA Send the group a DHS-898, Money Management Evaluation Notice, when evaluating the need for restricted payments. After the evaluation, send another DHS-898 if you determine that restricted payments are not necessary. When starting or stopping third-party payments, send: • A DHS-3797, Protective Payee Appointment Notice, to the payee, and • A DHS-3869, Protective Payee Assignment, to the client.

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BAM 420 8 of 11 FIP/SDA RESTRICTED PAYMENTS BPB 2020-033 10-1-2020

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

Heat and Electric Vendoring For FIP, heat/electric vendoring cannot be mandatory. However, urge the client to enroll in voluntary vendoring to help correct money mismanagement; see BAM 425. For SDA, mandatory heat/electric vendoring is a local office option. Setting Vendor Priorities FIP and SDA If the total does not allow the minimum $2.00 cash benefit, decide what to vendor to best meet the group's needs. In money misman- agement cases, the following order of priority is suggested: 1. Shelter arrearage. 2. Shelter. 3. 2nd shelter (for example, mobile home lot rental). 4. Heat (or combined heat and electric). 5. Electric. 6. Heat arrearage. 7. Electric arrearage. Note: Priority vendoring negates certain voluntary vendoring requirements. See the “VENDOR PAYMENTS” section in BAM 425. Notices of Restricted Payments FIP and SDA Send the group a DHS-898, Money Management Evaluation Notice, when evaluating the need for restricted payments. After the evaluation, send another DHS-898 if you determine that restricted payments are not necessary. When starting or stopping third-party payments, send: • A DHS-3797, Protective Payee Appointment Notice, to the payee, and • A DHS-3869, Protective Payee Assignment, to the client.