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

FAP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT All FAP-only Clients See clients served by MDHHS, FAP in this item. Note: Do not use the FAP employment and training reimbursement if the family/recipient meets the requirements under Clients Served by MDHHS, CDC/MA FAMILY/FAP Family or Clients served by PATH, CDC/MA FAMILY/FAP Family in this item. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FIP, CDC, MA Family, FAP Family Family support services (FSS) may be used to address specific family barriers to self-sufficiency not otherwise covered by ESS for: • FIP, CDC, MA Family, FAP families, regardless of whether they are served by PATH or MDHHS. These families must meet the family definition and resource requirement. There is no employment requirement for FSS. An FSS-participating FIP client’s significant other is eligible for these services, even if that person is not in the FIP eligible group. Determination of significant other status is by client declaration. • FIP clients completing a compliance activity. • Statewide counseling contract services. Do not use FSS to provide specific services identified as prohibited expenditures in this item. Services provided under FSS must be primarily related to an employment-related barrier. If the primary reason for services is related to children’s services, prevention, housing or other primary reason requiring service, other fund sources must be used. When a client is pending or active with children’s services or prevention or the client has a housing emer- gency, DSS must not be used to fund the service. To ensure coordination with PATH employment support services, when relevant, local offices should convey to PATH staff the specific FSS provided to FIP clients with whom they are working. Only a specialist may approve and process FSS payments.