DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ECONOMIC STABILITY ADMINISTRATION
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM
Filed with the secretary of state on
These rules become effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.
(By authority conferred on the department of health and human services by section 6 of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.6)
R 400.3107 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended, as follows:
R 400.3107 Applications.
Rule 7. (1) Any person may apply for assistance for himself or herself. With
the group's permission, a person who is age 18 years of age or
older may be authorized to represent, and apply on behalf of, the
group.
(2) A person may submit an application by fax on a form prescribed by the department. The original, signed application must be received by the department before benefits are approved.
(3) A person shall complete a department application form when first applying for assistance benefits and when eligibility is redetermined.
(4) The department shall must accept an application and register
it as soon as it is filed if it contains the minimum information established by
the department and is signed by the client or the client's authorized
representative.
(5) Upon receipt of an incomplete application, the department staff shall
provide the client with an appropriate form identifying the information needed
to render the application complete and shall specify a due date by which the
information must be provided. The department shall must deny
eligibility, or terminate an ongoing assistance case , if the application
remains incomplete. An incomplete application is valid through the last day of
the month after the month of denial or termination and may be updated during
that period.
(6) As part of the application and redetermination process, the department may conduct
an official, confidential interview with the client, another responsible
applicant group member, or the authorized representative. An interview shall
must be conducted in a department local office during normal weekday
office hours or by telephone. if client hardship prevents a physical
appearance. An interview may be conducted in the group's home if the
client is physically unable to come to the office and the group has no one
else who can bring the client to the local office or who can come to the
local office on the group's behalf.