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BEM 232 13 of 33 DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES BPB 2026-009 4-1-2026

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

• Job club. • Training site. • Specific job interview. • Community service site (except for TLFA recipients participating in a Food Assistance Community Service Program). • Specialist-assigned FSS activity site or state-wide counseling contract assignment. • Job site. Note: Job site transportation is limited to three months. Before the three-month limit is reached, the MDHHS specialist, PATH case manager and client should address transportation issues to ensure the client can meet these expenses when the allowance ends. Transportation Costs MDHHS is responsible for transportation costs: • To participate in PATH or other employment-related assignment until PATH is able to serve the client’s transportation needs. • To complete a compliance activity. • For teen parents attending school full time if the client cannot use the school transportation system because of the need to arrange transportation to child care. For FIP, CDC, MA Family or FAP family clients, compensation is actual cost for public transportation or based on the IRS standard mileage reimbursement (currently 58 cents a mile) for a private vehicle. In two-parent families, both parents may receive the service if both have a need. A flat rate is allowed but must be based on public transit costs or actual miles. Local offices may use a formula to devise a method for issuing a bulk purchased flat rate method using, for example, gas cards in-town or out-of-town or rural approach to average the costs per issuance.

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BEM 232 13 of 33 DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES BPB 2026-009 4-1-2026

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

• Job club. • Training site. • Specific job interview. • Community service site (except for TLFA recipients participating in a Food Assistance Community Service Program). • Specialist-assigned FSS activity site or state-wide counseling contract assignment. • Job site. Note: Job site transportation is limited to three months. Before the three-month limit is reached, the MDHHS specialist, PATH case manager and client should address transportation issues to ensure the client can meet these expenses when the allowance ends. Transportation Costs MDHHS is responsible for transportation costs: • To participate in PATH or other employment-related assignment until PATH is able to serve the client’s transportation needs. • To complete a compliance activity. • For teen parents attending school full time if the client cannot use the school transportation system because of the need to arrange transportation to child care. For FIP, CDC, MA Family or FAP family clients, compensation is actual cost for public transportation or based on the IRS standard mileage reimbursement (currently 58 cents a mile) for a private vehicle. In two-parent families, both parents may receive the service if both have a need. A flat rate is allowed but must be based on public transit costs or actual miles. Local offices may use a formula to devise a method for issuing a bulk purchased flat rate method using, for example, gas cards in-town or out-of-town or rural approach to average the costs per issuance.