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BEM 233C 8 of 9 FAILURE TO MEET EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:RCA BPB 2017-008 4-1-2017

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

Penalties for Employment Refusal - Applicant An applicant is ineligible if s/he refuses suitable employment without good cause within 30 days before the application date or while the application is pending; see Good Cause for Noncompliance or Refusing Suitable Employment in this item. Begin RCA benefits no earlier than the pay period following the pay period containing the 30th day after the refusal. Examples: 1. Client applies October 5 after being fired for absenteeism on September 28. RCA cannot begin until November 1. 2. Client applies October 5 after quitting a job on October 3. RCA cannot begin until November 16. 3. Client applies October 5 and refuses a job on October 18. RCA cannot begin until December 1. Process FAP according to policy outlined in BEM 233B. Upon certification, Bridges will generate a DHS-1605, Client Notice, explaining benefit denials or reductions. Penalties for Employment Refusal - Member Add If a member being added is a mandatory participant and refuses employment (including up to 30 days before the request to be added), add the person’s needs no earlier than the first month after the month that includes the 30th day. Examples: 1. The grantee requests a member add for a mandatory group member October 5. The member was fired for absenteeism on September 7. The member cannot be added to RCA until November 1. 2. The grantee requests a member add October 25 for a mandatory group member. Before the member add is