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

Lump-Sum Cash Payments Lump-sum cash payments are acceptable on active programs. Pay- ments can be made at the local office or to Cashier’s Unit, P.O. Box 30259, Lansing, MI 48909. Note: When the full overissuance amount is paid in a lump sum prior to the administrative recoupment effective date, the payment must be entered on Benefit Recovery System immediately after the overissuance is entered in order to prevent administrative recoupment from occurring. Cash Payments Monthly cash payments (instead of administrative recoupment) are acceptable on active programs only if ordered by a court or processed by the Attorney General office; see Administrative Recoupment or Delinquent Cash Payments, in this item. Note: Clients repaying all or part of an overissuance with a MDHHS issued warrant must be referred to local office to sign the warrant over to the local office. Do not have the warrant voided and returned to Treasury. Administrative Recoupment FIP, SDA, CDC and FAP Active programs are subject to Administrative Recoupment (AR) for repayment of overissuances. Active program recipients are allowed to make monthly cash payments (instead of administrative recoup- ment) only when ordered by a court or processed by the AG office; see Cash Payments in this item. Administrative recoupment cannot cross programs. For example; a FIP overissuance cannot be recouped from FAP benefits. An ADC overissuance can be recouped from FIP. A General Assistance (GA) overissuance can be recouped from SDA. Administrative recoupment continues until program closure or all collectible overissuances are repaid. Administrative recoupment automatically resumes when a program with an overissuance bal- ance reopens.