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BEM 220 2 of 9 RESIDENCE BPB 2026-010 4-1-2026

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

Medicaid A Michigan resident is an individual who is living in Michigan except for a temporary absence. Residency continues for an individual who is temporarily absent from Michigan or intends to return to Michigan when the purpose of the absence has been accomplished. Example: Individuals who spend the winter months in a warmer climate and return to their home in the spring. They remain MI residents during the winter months. Example: College students who attend school out of state but return home during semester breaks or for the summer can remain MI residents. State SSI Payment (SSP) Interface coding received from the Social Security Administration (SSA) validates Michigan residency on a month-by-month basis. HOMELESS PERSONS

FIP, SDA, RCA, MA, and FAP A homeless person is an individual who lacks a fixed and regular night-time dwelling or whose temporary night time dwelling is one of the following: • Supervised private or public shelter for the homeless. • Halfway house or similar facility to accommodate persons released from institutions. • Home of another person. • Place not designed or ordinarily used as a dwelling (for example, a building entrance or hallway, bus station, park, campsite, vehicle).

Lack of a permanent dwelling or fixed mailing address does not affect an individual’s state residence status. Assistance cannot be denied solely because the individual has no permanent dwelling or fixed address.

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BEM 220 2 of 9 RESIDENCE BPB 2026-010 4-1-2026

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

Medicaid A Michigan resident is an individual who is living in Michigan except for a temporary absence. Residency continues for an individual who is temporarily absent from Michigan or intends to return to Michigan when the purpose of the absence has been accomplished. Example: Individuals who spend the winter months in a warmer climate and return to their home in the spring. They remain MI residents during the winter months. Example: College students who attend school out of state but return home during semester breaks or for the summer can remain MI residents. State SSI Payment (SSP) Interface coding received from the Social Security Administration (SSA) validates Michigan residency on a month-by-month basis. HOMELESS PERSONS

FIP, SDA, RCA, MA, and FAP A homeless person is an individual who lacks a fixed and regular night-time dwelling or whose temporary night time dwelling is one of the following: • Supervised private or public shelter for the homeless. • Halfway house or similar facility to accommodate persons released from institutions. • Home of another person. • Place not designed or ordinarily used as a dwelling (for example, a building entrance or hallway, bus station, park, campsite, vehicle).

Lack of a permanent dwelling or fixed mailing address does not affect an individual’s state residence status. Assistance cannot be denied solely because the individual has no permanent dwelling or fixed address.