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BAM 720 7 of 19 INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION BPB 2026-009 4-1-2026

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

• Refer suspected IPV cases that meet criteria for IPV administrative hearings to the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules (MOAHR). • Refer/return non-IPV cases to the Overpayment Establishment Section (OES). IPV Hearings FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, MA and FAP OIG represents MDHHS and Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) during the hearing process for IPV hearings. OIG requests IPV hearings when no signed MDHHS-826 or MDHHS-830 is obtained, and correspondence to the client is not returned as undeliverable, or a new address is located. Exception: For FAP only, OIG will pursue an IPV hearing when correspondence was sent using first class mail and is returned as undeliverable. OIG requests IPV hearing for cases involving: 1. FAP overpayments, misuse, and trafficking related referrals that are not forwarded to the prosecutor. 2. Prosecution of welfare fraud FAP overpayments, misuse, and trafficking related referrals declined by the prosecutor for a reason other than lack of evidence, and • The total amount for the FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, MA and FAP programs combined is $500 or more, or • The total amount is less than $500, and The group has a previous IPV, or The alleged IPV involves FAP trafficking, or The alleged fraud involves concurrent receipt of assistance (see BEM 222), or The alleged fraud is committed by a state/government employee.

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BAM 720 7 of 19 INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION BPB 2026-009 4-1-2026

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

• Refer suspected IPV cases that meet criteria for IPV administrative hearings to the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules (MOAHR). • Refer/return non-IPV cases to the Overpayment Establishment Section (OES). IPV Hearings FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, MA and FAP OIG represents MDHHS and Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) during the hearing process for IPV hearings. OIG requests IPV hearings when no signed MDHHS-826 or MDHHS-830 is obtained, and correspondence to the client is not returned as undeliverable, or a new address is located. Exception: For FAP only, OIG will pursue an IPV hearing when correspondence was sent using first class mail and is returned as undeliverable. OIG requests IPV hearing for cases involving: 1. FAP overpayments, misuse, and trafficking related referrals that are not forwarded to the prosecutor. 2. Prosecution of welfare fraud FAP overpayments, misuse, and trafficking related referrals declined by the prosecutor for a reason other than lack of evidence, and • The total amount for the FIP, SDA, RCA, CDC, MA and FAP programs combined is $500 or more, or • The total amount is less than $500, and The group has a previous IPV, or The alleged IPV involves FAP trafficking, or The alleged fraud involves concurrent receipt of assistance (see BEM 222), or The alleged fraud is committed by a state/government employee.