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

Verify receipt or application of FIP, MA Family, FAP or CDC. Relocation Verify out-of-town employment exists and requires relocation, by written statement from, or phone call to, the employer. Verify all moving expenses by a written estimate or phone call. Vehicle Repair • Verify that the cost of the vehicle r repairs will not exceed the vehicle’s retail value. Acceptable verifications are a written statement from, or phone call to, a vehicle dealer or via the NADA Appraisal Guide or Kelly Blue Book. [ • Verify that the repair is expected to make the vehicle safe and roadworthy. • The client requesting the service has a valid Michigan driver’s license. If the client requesting the service does not have a valid Michigan driver’s license but has someone else use their vehicle to drive them, document the name of the person driving the vehicle. Verify a valid Michigan driver’s license for the individual that will be operating the vehicle. • Verify employment or job offer. • A completed MDHHS-5945-A Vehicle Repair Information (completed by specialist). • Verify the vehicle is titled and actively registered in the client's name (this information can be verified via SOS Clearance, if questionable request copy of registration and/or title as needed). A Client can self-attest via signed written statement to any vehicles that are not safe and roadworthy or they no longer own. • Proof of insurance • Vehicle repair estimate that states the vehicle repairs will make the vehicle safe and roadworthy • For a leased vehicle, Verify the length of lease agreements when a vehicle repair is approved.