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BEM 220 3 of 9 RESIDENCE BPB 2026-010 4-1-2026

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

All Programs Use the local office address or another location agreeable to the individual as the mailing address in Bridges. Do not designate a temporary mailing address as the individual’s physical address. Note: The local office mailing address is for MDHHS mail only and if not collected, should be shredded after 90 days. Any mail or packages not for or from the department should be immediately returned to the sender. Attempted package deliveries should be refused. CDC Only Homeless policy can be found in BEM 703, CDC Program Requirements. INSTITUTONALIZED PERSONS

FIP, SDA, and Medicaid An institution is an establishment that furnishes food, shelter and some treatment or services to more than three people unrelated to the proprietor. For SDA clients, this also includes group living facilities; see BEM 615, Group Living Facilities. Medicaid Only In this section only, institution includes an out-of-state foster care home licensed by that state that provides food, shelter and support- ive services to at least one person unrelated to the proprietor. OUT-OF-STATE PLACEMENTS

FIP and SDA Incompetent adults and dependent children are sometimes placed in another state by a person or agency legally responsible for their care. The individual remains a Michigan resident unless the move is to establish a permanent out-of-state home. Note: An incompetent adult or dependent child placed in Michigan from another state is not a Michigan resident unless the move is to establish a permanent home in Michigan.

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BEM 220 3 of 9 RESIDENCE BPB 2026-010 4-1-2026

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

All Programs Use the local office address or another location agreeable to the individual as the mailing address in Bridges. Do not designate a temporary mailing address as the individual’s physical address. Note: The local office mailing address is for MDHHS mail only and if not collected, should be shredded after 90 days. Any mail or packages not for or from the department should be immediately returned to the sender. Attempted package deliveries should be refused. CDC Only Homeless policy can be found in BEM 703, CDC Program Requirements. INSTITUTONALIZED PERSONS

FIP, SDA, and Medicaid An institution is an establishment that furnishes food, shelter and some treatment or services to more than three people unrelated to the proprietor. For SDA clients, this also includes group living facilities; see BEM 615, Group Living Facilities. Medicaid Only In this section only, institution includes an out-of-state foster care home licensed by that state that provides food, shelter and support- ive services to at least one person unrelated to the proprietor. OUT-OF-STATE PLACEMENTS

FIP and SDA Incompetent adults and dependent children are sometimes placed in another state by a person or agency legally responsible for their care. The individual remains a Michigan resident unless the move is to establish a permanent out-of-state home. Note: An incompetent adult or dependent child placed in Michigan from another state is not a Michigan resident unless the move is to establish a permanent home in Michigan.