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BEM 202 4 of 7 IMMUNIZATIONS BPB 2018-017 10-1-2018

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

APPLICATION PROCEDURES FIP Only At application, do the following: • Inform the FIP group with a non-exempt child under the age of six of the following: Immunization requirement. Penalty for failure to immunize, which might be initiated at redetermination. • Review the information titled Immunize Your Children (FIP only) from the Cash Assistance section of the MDHHS-1171- INFO, Information Booklet, with the client to ensure full understanding of this requirement. • Refer the group to its health provider or to the local Health Department for more information on immunizations, as needed. CDC Only At application, do the following: • Inform the CDC client with a non-exempt child for whom CDC has been requested of the following: Immunization requirement. Penalty for failure to immunize, which might be initiated at redetermination. • Refer the group to its health provider or to the local Health Department for more information on immunizations, as needed. Reapplication FIP Only At reapplication, ask if a formerly penalized group is now willing to comply. The penalty continues at reopening if the: • FIP EDG closed while being penalized, or because the penalty was initiated, and