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10/29/2009

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued a policy complaint process for persons with disabilities who have been denied equal access to DHS benefits and services, or have been denied a reasonable accommodation for their disability
08/26/2009

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued a comprehensive policy on reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to benefits and services for persons with disabilities
07/17/2009

Incomplete applications without the minimum amount of information will be returned to the applicant.
07/15/2009

PEM 257 states that applicants and recipients must pursue all potential resources they may be eligible for, including third party resources for health insurance coverage. Medicare Part B is not mandatory to pursue, but Medicaid will not pay for any Part B covered service.
04/14/2009

Children who meet Medicaid eligibility criteria and are U.S. Citizens should receive Medicaid while they gather citizenship documentation (e.g. birth certificates) or picture I.D., under new federal law
04/16/2009

Department of Human Services (DHS) and Department of Community Health (DCH) Hearing Decisions (with personal information redacted) are now available online and are searchable
04/01/2009

$25 per week in Unemployment Insurance benefits must be disregarded in determining Medicaid eligibility and deductible (spenddown) amounts
04/10/2009

Parents who are deferred from JET to care for a disabled family member will have to provide verification of need to be home to care for a disabled family member even if that family member has RSDI or SSI, and those caretakers who chose to volunteer for JET will be subject to sanctions if they fail to attend JET.
04/10/2009

The Department of Human Services has issued several changes to their Refugee Assistance Program policies
04/10/2009

Department of Human Services (DHS) has added policy regarding the treatment of interest and dividend income for the above programs
04/10/2009

The Department of Human Services (DHS) will now accept faxed hearing requests
03/25/2009

SSA has issued a series of eight Social Security Rulings (SSRs) that provide policy interpretations and consolidate policy information regarding the determination of SSI childhood disability.
03/02/2009

Enrollment in the AMP/ABW/Plan A will be open March 1, 2009 through May 31, 2009
01/01/2009

Federal poverty levels have been increased, but Michigan’s Medicaid income limits based on the poverty level have not increased yet and Social Security recipients may lose Medicaid, MIChild, and Medicare Savings Program eligibility because of Social Security cost of living adjustments (COLA)
10/07/2008

Beginning October 1st, food assistance standards and deductions have changed, as have food assistance income limits and allotment amounts.
 
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