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BEM 220 5 of 9 RESIDENCE BPB 2026-010 4-1-2026

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

UNDER AGE 18 AND UNMARRIED; OR INCAPABLE BEFORE AGE 21

Medicaid Only An individual who (1) is under age 18 and unmarried, or (2) became incapable of indicating intent before age 21, has Michigan resi- dence in any of the following circumstances: • One of their legal parents lives in Michigan or did so at the time of the institutional placement. • Parental rights of the parents were terminated; the court appointed a legal guardian for the individual; and the guardian lives in Michigan or did so at the time of the institutional placement. • They were abandoned by their parents and do not have a court-appointed legal guardian, but an individual who lives in Michigan completed the most recent application for them. INCAPABLE AT OR AFTER AGE 21

Medicaid Only An institutionalized individual who became incapable at or after age 21 has Michigan residence if physically present in Michigan and not placed by an out-of-state agency. Note: A Michigan resident who voluntarily enters an out-of-state long-term care facility on or after October 1, 2007 is not considered a Michigan resident for Medicaid purposes. VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Record the verification source in Bridges for all items below that have a verification source field. Bridges will list them on a DHS- 3503, Verification Checklist, if they are not verified or if the verifica- tion source is not valid for the program(s) on the case.

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BEM 220 5 of 9 RESIDENCE BPB 2026-010 4-1-2026

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

UNDER AGE 18 AND UNMARRIED; OR INCAPABLE BEFORE AGE 21

Medicaid Only An individual who (1) is under age 18 and unmarried, or (2) became incapable of indicating intent before age 21, has Michigan resi- dence in any of the following circumstances: • One of their legal parents lives in Michigan or did so at the time of the institutional placement. • Parental rights of the parents were terminated; the court appointed a legal guardian for the individual; and the guardian lives in Michigan or did so at the time of the institutional placement. • They were abandoned by their parents and do not have a court-appointed legal guardian, but an individual who lives in Michigan completed the most recent application for them. INCAPABLE AT OR AFTER AGE 21

Medicaid Only An institutionalized individual who became incapable at or after age 21 has Michigan residence if physically present in Michigan and not placed by an out-of-state agency. Note: A Michigan resident who voluntarily enters an out-of-state long-term care facility on or after October 1, 2007 is not considered a Michigan resident for Medicaid purposes. VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Record the verification source in Bridges for all items below that have a verification source field. Bridges will list them on a DHS- 3503, Verification Checklist, if they are not verified or if the verifica- tion source is not valid for the program(s) on the case.