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BEM 230A 21 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

• Participation is monitored by MDHHS. • The client was scheduled to participate. • The date is one in the list of holidays. • The hours are required to meet the federally required minimum hours. Excused Absences A client’s participation in an unpaid work activity may be interrupted by occasional illness or unavoidable event. A WEI’s absence may be excused up to 16 hours in a month but no more than 80 hours in a 12-month period. Record the hours that a client is scheduled to participate in the activity under that activity in the FSSP when: • Participation is monitored by MDHHS. • The client was scheduled to participate. • The hours are required to meet the federally required minimum hours. FSSP ENTRY MDHHS must record the activities the client will participate in and the client’s actual participation in activities monitored by MDHHS directly in the FSSP. Activities may address barriers to employment services or core activities that count in the work participation rate. PATH case managers record and monitor the activities the client will participate in and the client’s actual participation in activities in OSMIS. The records in OSMIS are displayed on the FSSP the next day. Michigan’s work participation is based on the recipient’s participation in required activities as captured from the records displayed in the FSSP. VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Paid Work Activities The client’s actual hours of participation in paid work activities must be verified. The specialist may use two consecutive paycheck stubs or wage statements that reflect the average number of hours worked by the client. Paycheck stubs or a collateral contact with the client’s manager or supervisor meet the requirement to project the