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BEM 230C 4 of 18 EMPLOYMENT AND/OR SELF-SUFFICIENCY RELATED ACTIVITIES: RCA BPB 2024-027 10-1-2024
BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
• Consult Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) if additional information about appropriate accommodations is needed or when you need advice. • Document the accommodation on the Additional Comments section of the DHS-4785-R that is submitted to the refugee contractor. Justification for a plan including reasonable accommodation is documented in the client’s RFSSP by the refugee contractor or MDHHS specialist, as appropriate. When clients with verified disabilities are fully participating to their capability, they are counted as fully engaged in meeting work participation requirements regardless of the hours in which they are engaged, even if they do not meet federal work requirements MANDATORY PARTICIPATION IN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES All mandatory participants, unless deferred, must engage in employment that pays at least the state minimum wage or participate in employment services provided through a refugee contractor. Note: For RCA mandatory participants who reside in counties that do not have a primary refugee contractor, the individual will be automatically referred via the One Stop Management Information System (OSMIS) to the one-stop service center serving the client’s area; see BEM 229, PATH Program Referrals and the Application Eligibility Period. However, these individuals are still required to meet employment and/or self-sufficiency related activities as outlined in this item. They should not be held to the same requirements as Family Independence Program (FIP) recipients. The Refugee Employment Program Most mandatory participants are referred to the refugee employment program provided by the refugee contractor serving that recipient’s area when one of the following exists: • A mandatory participant applies for RCA.