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BEM 150 2 of 9 MA FOR SSI RECIPIENTS BPB 2024-001 1-1-2024

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

DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM Central office receives SSI client information daily from SSA through the State Data Exchange (SDX), which lists SSI: • Applications. • Denials. • Appeals. • Openings and re-openings. • Closures. • Address and other changes. This information is available in Bridges through the SDX Individual Inquiry, located under Interfaces in left navigation; see BAM 800, Data Exchanges. MA-SSI OPENINGS/ TRANSFERS

Central Office SDX Actions An automated process tries to match new SSI recipients on the SDX file with persons active in other programs on Bridges. What happens next depends on what type of match is found. • Exact match found: If the individual is receiving MA in Bridges, EDBC is run in mass update to close MA under the current case and open ongoing SSI under a new case number. • Possible match found: The case is reported to the SSI Coordination Unit for manual processing. The SSI Coordination Unit completes the manual SSI opening and transfers the SSI case to the appropriate local office. • No possible match: Bridges opens a new SSI case and assigns it to a specialist in the appropriate local office based on the individual’s residence.

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BEM 150 2 of 9 MA FOR SSI RECIPIENTS BPB 2024-001 1-1-2024

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

DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM Central office receives SSI client information daily from SSA through the State Data Exchange (SDX), which lists SSI: • Applications. • Denials. • Appeals. • Openings and re-openings. • Closures. • Address and other changes. This information is available in Bridges through the SDX Individual Inquiry, located under Interfaces in left navigation; see BAM 800, Data Exchanges. MA-SSI OPENINGS/ TRANSFERS

Central Office SDX Actions An automated process tries to match new SSI recipients on the SDX file with persons active in other programs on Bridges. What happens next depends on what type of match is found. • Exact match found: If the individual is receiving MA in Bridges, EDBC is run in mass update to close MA under the current case and open ongoing SSI under a new case number. • Possible match found: The case is reported to the SSI Coordination Unit for manual processing. The SSI Coordination Unit completes the manual SSI opening and transfers the SSI case to the appropriate local office. • No possible match: Bridges opens a new SSI case and assigns it to a specialist in the appropriate local office based on the individual’s residence.