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BEM 216 5 of 6 RMA GROUP COMPOSITION BPB 2015-010 7-1-2015

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

 A grandparent’s income cannot be used to determine a grandchild’s eligibility.  A parent’s income is considered in determining his/her child’s eligibility.  Each spouse’s income is considered in determining the other spouse’s eligibility. In addition to establishing a fiscal group for each individual requesting MA, use policy in BEM 536 to prorate an individual’s income among the individual’s dependents and him/herself. Child Fiscal Group A child's fiscal group is:  The child, and  The child's parents. See BEM 400 to determine the asset group’s countable assets. See BEM 536 to determine budgetable income of the fiscal group. Adult Fiscal Group An adult's fiscal group is:  The adult, and  The adult's spouse. See BEM 400 to determine the asset group’s countable assets. See BEM 536 to determine budgetable income of the fiscal group.

VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Pregnancy and Number of Unborns Verify the number of unborns when:  A pregnant woman claims to be expecting more than one child, and