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Jan 03, 2013 Clients’ FAP complaints must be documented using form DHS-1380, which must be reviewed by local offices, by auditors, Central Office, and FNS.
Jan 01, 2013 Effective 01/01/2013, the combined FIP and FAP waiver allows some PATH participants increased hours for which they can participate in unpaid core activities in order to help Michigan meet federal work participation requirements. Also, under certain circumstances, unpaid work participation hours may be “deemed.”
Dec 14, 2012 Clients who have a disability including blindness must complete an Activities of Daily Living Form for the medical determination in their case.
Nov 29, 2012 Effective 11/01/2012, BEM 228 and BEM 230A require new work and work participation program Bridges deferral and participation codes.
Nov 12, 2012 DHS has updated its 1171 application.
Nov 07, 2012 Form Notices of FAP case closure for failure to verify information at redetermination/recertification lack required information about the recipient’s right to “cure” and have the case re-opened without having to reapply.
Nov 07, 2012 DHS caseworkers must provide more specific information and a reference to policy in the form Notice of Case Action sent when a case is denied or terminated for failure to provide requested verification(s).
Oct 10, 2012 New School Attendance Policy and Full Family Sanctions - DHS policy effective 10-1-12 requires full-time school attendance by both dependent children and minor parents for continued eligibility for FIP. If FIP is terminated due to inadequate school enrollment or attendance, reinstatement will not occur until the student attends 21 consecutive days of school.
Oct 02, 2012 Pursuant to MCL 700.5501, as of October 1, 2012, before exercising authority under a durable power of attorney, an attorney-in-fact must execute an acknowledgment of the attorney-in-fact's responsibilities that contains all of the substantive statements in substantially the same form as set forth in the statute. The amended statute also establishes requirements for executing the durable power of attorney.
Oct 01, 2012 Medicaid funded nursing home residents whose doctors certify they are likely to remain in the nursing home six months or less can apply for a “Special Director” Exception to permit them to divert income to pay necessary expenses to maintain their home rather than using their income for their patient pay obligation to the nursing home. Directions for caseworkers regarding how and when to adjust beneficiaries’ patient pay amounts after an exception has been granted are now included in BEM 100, p. 10, effective May 1, 2010 but this is not particularly useful or relevant because caseworkers are not really involved in this exception process. For the time being, both evaluating the exception request itself and ensuring that the patient pay amount is changed are handled by DCH staff in Lansing, not the caseworker. Eventually, DHS caseworkers will take over this responsibility.
Jan 17, 2012 Residency requirements for Medicaid eligibility now state that a child's residency status is the same as his/her parents, even if the child is a citizen and the parent has a different status, ie - work visa. See BEM 220.
Jan 14, 2012 The Department of Human Services (DHS) has made changes to the FAP Asset Test.
Jan 05, 2012 In early 2011, a nationwide class was certified in a successful challenge to the Social Security Administration’s policy of suspending or denying Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits whenever someone had an outstanding warrant for an alleged violation of probation or parole. Clark v. Astrue, No. 06-cv-15521 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 18, 2011). The merits of the case had already been decided in plaintiffs’ favor a year ago by the U. S. Court of Appeals. Clark v. Astrue, 602 F.3d 140 (2nd Cir. 2010).
Oct 21, 2011 DHS has revised its policy on exemptions from Jobs Education Training (JET) requirements for persons with disabilities. The new policy eliminates exemptions for three groups of people which had been added in 2007. The new policy still requires caseworkers to identify people with disabilities and to identify reasonable accommodations .
Oct 17, 2011 The Department of Human Services (DHS) has added a complex Asset Test to the FAP program.
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