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BEM 230A 19 of 26 EMPLOYMENT AND/OR SELF-SUFFICIENCY RELATED ACTIVITIES: FIP BPB 2022-020 10-1-2022

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

• Enter the supporting information in Bridges. • Determine the length of the deferral. • Notify the client of the decision and length of deferral. Bridges nightly interface file will notify OSMIS of the deferral. • Document the decision in the FSSP under the Barriers and Referrals tab. A Bridges task and reminder is sent to the worker for follow-up to review the deferral ten calendar days before the end of the month before it is to expire. TIME LIMITS Time limits apply to Job Search/Job Readiness and Vocational Educational activities. Excused absences and holiday hours may only be applied when they occur during of participation in unpaid work activities. Enter actual hours on the FSSP as noted below. Use caution when entering any of these hours as the time limits apply even if the client does not meet participation requirements for a given month. Do not enter excused absence hours or Job Search/Job Readiness hours if the client’s FSSP planned hours will not meet federal participation requirements. Hours entered that do not meet participation requirements are applied to the limits. Job Search/Job Readiness (JS/JR) The limit for each WEI assigned to JS/JR is a week of federally required hours times 12 weeks. No more than four consecutive weeks are allowed without a one-week break (Sunday through Sat- urday) in a preceding 12-month period beginning September 28, 2008 or it is not countable. Example: Client has a 30-hour requirement and is assigned to JS/JR. The JS/JR limit for this client is 360 hours. Client is assigned to JS/JR for 30 hours each week for six consecutive weeks and completes the assignment each week and actual hours are entered on the FSSP. The 360-hour limit is now reduced to 210 hours (360- 180+30). Weeks one through four are countable for the 30 hours each week; week five is not countable and the FSSP will automatically store this week under other work activity and not reduce the 30 hours of participation for that week; week six is countable and reduces the total allowable hours. This client cannot