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BEM 221 1 of 5 IDENTITY BPB 2020-010 4-1-2020

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

DEPARTMENT POLICY Family Independence Program (FIP), State Disability Assistance (SDA), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Child Development and Care (CDC) and Food Assistance Program (FAP) Identity of head of household (grantee) must be verified. If an authorized representative (AR) applies on behalf of a group, the AR must verify his own and the identity of the head of house- hold. Failure of the head of household (grantee) to verify identity results in group ineligibility. Failure or inability to verify identity when required results in member disqualification of the individual for whom acceptable verification is not provided. FIP, SDA, RCA If an individual presents identification issued by another state, verify that person is not receiving benefits from that state; see Bridges Eligibility Manual (BEM) 220 and BEM 222. Medicaid Applicants and beneficiaries of Medicaid are not required to verify identity. FIP, SDA, RCA Non-U.S. citizens are not required to verify identity unless question- able. Note: The Secretary of State will waive the fees on state IDs for individuals who receive FIP or SDA. The individual must present a DHS- 1605, Notice of Case Action, from MDHHS indicating the applicant is currently eligible to receive FIP or SDA. The notice must contain the approved benefit period for FIP or SDA. VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Record the verification source for identity in Bridges. If an individ- ual’s verification source is not valid for the individual’s program(s),