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BEM 201 2 of 12 MINOR PARENTS BPB 2019-006 4-1-2019

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

living arrangement, other than the home of the parent, stepparent, or legal guardian, in which the minor parent and child live with an adult who acts as a parent to the minor parent. See Acceptable Living Arrangements in this item for specific criteria. Adult Relative: a person age 18 or over who is related to the minor parent as grandparent (including great and great-great), aunt or uncle (including great and great-great), sibling or stepsibling, nephew or niece, first cousin, first cousin once removed, or the par- ent of the putative (alleged) father. Supervising Adult: a person who accepts responsibility for the supervision of a minor parent, and is an adult relative of the minor parent or is an unrelated person age 21 or over. INFORMING CLIENTS When a minor parent applies for assistance, inform them of all of the following: • The requirement to live under adult supervision. • The circumstances under which there is good cause for permitting the minor parent to live in an adult-supervised setting other than the home of a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian. • The requirement to attend school if the minor parent has not completed high school. When a minor parent who is not living with a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian applies for assistance, inform him/her that MDHHS will determine good cause. Do not approve assistance, except for MA and FAP. REFERRALS Record information about the minor parent’s circumstances in Bridges. Bridges will generate a task/reminder when a CPS referral is needed. See the Administrative Policy Manual Human Resources (APR) - Mandated Reporters Child, for information regarding how to report suspected child abuse and neglect.