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

Note: These items should not be purchased for a general resource room or for the purpose of volunteer services. Clients must be tied to a service provided with this fund source and must meet TANF eligibility in order to receive service. Indirect FSS Indirect services are services which cannot be attributed to specific clients. Examples include but are not limited to household items (tools, carpet cleaners), newspaper subscriptions, periodicals, instructional video tapes, motivational items (books, videos, cas- settes) to be loaned, and equipment and supplies used for providing indirect client services. All indirect client service expenditures are subject to department purchase requirements. See Administrative Handbook Manual purchasing AHR 425, Purchasing - Purchase Authority Delegated to MDHHS Worksites. Note: These items should not be purchased for a general resource room or for the purpose of volunteer services. Clients must be tied to a service provided with this fund source and must meet TANF eligibility in order to receive service. PROHIBITED EXPENDITURES FIP, CDC, MA Family, FAP Family, FAP Non-Family DSS funds, including FSS and ESS, cannot be used for: • Financial incentives (or the equivalent) to clients to participate in employment-related activities. • Fines arising from charges against clients. • Bail for clients who have been arrested. • Fees to reinstate driver’s licenses. • Medical services. Note: Medical services are services to diagnose, treat or prevent disease. Disease refers to any condition of physical or mental ill health, regardless of the cause. Typically, medical services are covered by the Medicaid program, other health insurance plan or a community public health agency. DSS may be used for services not covered by Medicaid.