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BEM 205 1 of 3 CDC GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2024- wrk022BPB 2024-025 10-1-2024

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT AND POTENTIAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE

DEPARTMENT POLICY CDC Group composition is the determination of which persons living together are included in the Child Development and Care (CDC) program group. Use the definitions in this item to determine CDC group composition. DEFINITIONS Program group means those persons living together whose income and assets must be counted in determining eligibility; see BEM 703, Eligibility Groups. Living together means sharing a home except for temporary absences. Temporary absence: A person’s absence is temporary if: • The person’s location is known. • The person plans to return. • The person lived with the group before the absence. Note: A person in the U.S. Military whose absence exists solely due to military service is considered to be living in the home. A temporarily absent person is considered to be living in the home. See BEM 702 for required verifications. DETERMINING THE PROGRAM GROUP When CDC is requested for a child, each of the following persons who live together must be in the program group: • Each child for whom care is requested. • Each child’s legal and/or biological parent(s) or stepparent. • Each child’s unmarried, under age 18, sibling(s), stepsiblings or half sibling(s).

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BEM 205 1 of 3 CDC GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2024- wrk022BPB 2024-025 10-1-2024

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LIFELONG EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT AND POTENTIAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CARE

DEPARTMENT POLICY CDC Group composition is the determination of which persons living together are included in the Child Development and Care (CDC) program group. Use the definitions in this item to determine CDC group composition. DEFINITIONS Program group means those persons living together whose income and assets must be counted in determining eligibility; see BEM 703, Eligibility Groups. Living together means sharing a home except for temporary absences. Temporary absence: A person’s absence is temporary if: • The person’s location is known. • The person plans to return. • The person lived with the group before the absence. Note: A person in the U.S. Military whose absence exists solely due to military service is considered to be living in the home. A temporarily absent person is considered to be living in the home. See BEM 702 for required verifications. DETERMINING THE PROGRAM GROUP When CDC is requested for a child, each of the following persons who live together must be in the program group: • Each child for whom care is requested. • Each child’s legal and/or biological parent(s) or stepparent. • Each child’s unmarried, under age 18, sibling(s), stepsiblings or half sibling(s).