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BEM 150 5 of 9 MA FOR SSI RECIPIENTS BPB 2024-001 1-1-2024

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

• Enter LTC facility (see definition in the glossary) and living arrangement changes for LTC and waiver patients. Transfer the case, if necessary; see BAM 305. • Notify SSA via DHS-3471 of changes or corrections to: Name. Birthdate. Marital status. Address. County code. Living arrangement. SSA Follow-ups If case information you sent to SSA does not appear on the HR- 070 within 45 days, send copies of the DHS-3471 and documentation to the SSI Coordination Unit; see local office transitional SSI openings in this item. Clearly mark your request Follow-up Report of Change. The SSI Coordinator contacts SSA and, after verifying that the information is acted on, responds to you. Redeterminations SSI recipients who are Michigan residents receive MA-SSI in Bridges for the duration of SSI eligibility. You do not have to conduct redeterminations. However, if SSI stops, you may have to determine continued MA eligibility; see SSI terminations in this item. ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER SERVICES SSI recipients may qualify for food benefits, state emergency relief or other benefits. Make referrals as appropriate. Note: SSI recipients may apply for FAP at SSA or the MDHHS local office. BAM 116 explains joint application processing. Categorically eligible FAP groups automatically meet FAP asset and income limits. See BEM 213 for a definition of categorically eli- gible FAP groups. SSA may refer SSI recipients with prepaid funeral contracts to MDHHS. BAM 805 explains how to certify the contract as irrevocable.

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BEM 150 5 of 9 MA FOR SSI RECIPIENTS BPB 2024-001 1-1-2024

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

• Enter LTC facility (see definition in the glossary) and living arrangement changes for LTC and waiver patients. Transfer the case, if necessary; see BAM 305. • Notify SSA via DHS-3471 of changes or corrections to: Name. Birthdate. Marital status. Address. County code. Living arrangement. SSA Follow-ups If case information you sent to SSA does not appear on the HR- 070 within 45 days, send copies of the DHS-3471 and documentation to the SSI Coordination Unit; see local office transitional SSI openings in this item. Clearly mark your request Follow-up Report of Change. The SSI Coordinator contacts SSA and, after verifying that the information is acted on, responds to you. Redeterminations SSI recipients who are Michigan residents receive MA-SSI in Bridges for the duration of SSI eligibility. You do not have to conduct redeterminations. However, if SSI stops, you may have to determine continued MA eligibility; see SSI terminations in this item. ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER SERVICES SSI recipients may qualify for food benefits, state emergency relief or other benefits. Make referrals as appropriate. Note: SSI recipients may apply for FAP at SSA or the MDHHS local office. BAM 116 explains joint application processing. Categorically eligible FAP groups automatically meet FAP asset and income limits. See BEM 213 for a definition of categorically eli- gible FAP groups. SSA may refer SSI recipients with prepaid funeral contracts to MDHHS. BAM 805 explains how to certify the contract as irrevocable.