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BEM 212 8 of 13 FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2025-015 6-1-2025

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

Persons paying less than reasonable monthly compensation for board must be included in the group providing the board. Residents of Institutions A person is a resident of an institution when the institution provides the majority of their meals as part of its normal services. Residents of institutions are not eligible for FAP unless one of the following is true: • The facility is authorized by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to accept FAP benefits. • The facility is an eligible group living facility; see BEM 615, Group Living Facilities. • The facility is a medical hospital and there is a plan for the person's return home; see Temporary Absence in this item. DISQUALIFIED PERSONS A disqualified person is one who is ineligible for FAP because the person refuses or fails to cooperate in meeting an eligibility factor. Disqualified members are determined based on questions in Bridges. Individuals are disqualified for the following reasons: • Failure to meet citizenship/non-citizen status; see BEM 225, Citizen/Non-citizen. • Failure to provide a social security number; see BEM 223, Social Security Numbers. • Failure to comply with employment-related activities; see BEM 233B, Intentional Program Violation. • Intentional program violation; see Bridges Administrative Manual (BAM) 720. • Voluntary quit; see BEM 233B, Failure to Meet Employment Requirements: FAP.