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BAM 600 34 of 50 HEARINGS BPB 2026-014 5-1-2026

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

Exception #1: Do not disclose the identity of any person who has reported information relating to an alleged program violation. Exception #2: MDHHS cannot provide access to case records restricted by law or specific orders of a court; see BAM 310, Confidentiality and Public Access to Case Records. Exception #3: Access to certain mental health records is restricted; see BAM 310. Subpoenas All Programs Request a subpoena if the specialist, the client or AHR requires either of the following: • A person outside MDHHS to come to a hearing to testify. • A document from outside MDHHS to be offered as evidence at a hearing. Send a memo requesting the subpoena to MOAHR. Attach a copy of the notice of hearing, (or other indication of date, time and place of hearing) if available. Allow adequate time to mail or hand-deliver the subpoena. The memo must include all the following: • Name and address of the person whose testimony is required. • What document is to be subpoenaed. • Why the person's presence and/or the document is needed at the hearing. • How the person's testimony or the document relates to the hearing issue. The requester is responsible for serving the subpoena and must pay the attending witness $12 per day or $6 per half-day plus the state travel rate per mile from and to the person's residence in Michigan. MDHHS employees are expected to participate in hearings without a subpoena when their testimony is required; Employee Handbook, SUBPOENAS ISSUED IN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. If the specialist, the client or AHR requests that a MDHHS employee (for example, from another county or central office)