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BAM 600 31 of 50 HEARINGS BPB 2026-014 5-1-2026
BRIDGES ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Withdrawals Not In-Person All Programs When the client or AHR requests a hearing request withdrawal form outside of the Meaningful Prehearing Conference setting, the DHS- 18A, Hearing Request Withdrawal, must be used. If the client has an AHR, the AHR must sign the withdrawal request. The client may not withdraw the hearing request without first providing the department with a written, signed and dated notice stating they wish to revoke the AHR’s authorization to represent the client. The authorization to represent must be revoked by the client before the client signs the hearing request withdrawal. DHS-18A, Hearing Request Withdrawal, forms received by MDHHS must be faxed to the Michigan Administrative Hearing System (MOAHR) for disposition at 517-763-0155. 1. Withdrawal requests received prior to submitting the DHS- 3050, Hearing Summary, and hearing packet to MOAHR, ID mail or send by US postal mail all the following to MOAHR: • DHS-1605, Notice of Case Action. • DHS-18, Request for Hearing (or equivalent). • Signed DHS-18A, Hearing Request Withdrawal. 2. Withdrawal requests received after submitting the DHS-3050, Hearing Summary, and hearing packet to MOAHR, ID mail send by US postal mail all of the following to MOAHR: • Signed DHS-18A, Hearing Request Withdrawal. • Copy of the DHS-3050, Hearing Summary, previously submitted. (A copy of the DHS-3050 will allow MOAHR to match the withdrawal with the correct request for hearing.) 3. Withdrawal requests received from client by telephone. Ask the caller to promptly mail or drop off a signed written request for withdrawal to the local office. The client may obtain and complete a DHS-18A at the local office or online at: www.michigan.gov/dhs-forms in the other category. When the request for withdrawal is received, mail a copy to MOAHR. File the original in the case record. If the withdrawal is received within seven business days of the scheduled hearing, fax the withdrawal to MOAHR.