Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
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Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
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MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
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Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
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Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
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Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
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Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
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Extension of Transition Period for Compliance with HCBS Criteria
Medicaid Provider Manual Bulletin and New HCBS Chapter (Effective January 1, 2018)
Statewide Transition Plan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services developed a Statewide Transition Plan for bringing Medicaid waivers into compliance with the new rule. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services submitted the first version of the Statewide Transition Plan to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on January 16, 2015.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent a response letter to the Department with requested revisions and clarifications to the Statewide Transition Plan. The letter is included below.
Letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
L-20-54 (9/24/2020)
NEW - L 20-11 - MDHHS is accepting public comments on its revised Statewide Transition Plan - Comments due May 22, 2020
MDHHS Statewide Transition Plan - version 5.3 (December 2022)
NEW – Summary Consultation – STP – Final (January 2023)Statewide Assessment, Remediation and Transition Strategy
Initial Approval Letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Individual Waiver Transition Plans
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires states to submit transition plans for individual waivers if the state makes an amendment to the waiver before the statewide implementation date. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has made amendments to three of its waivers: the MI Choice waiver, the Habilitations Supports Waiver, and the Waiver Program for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances. These documents are available for your review at the links below:
MI Choice Waiver (APPROVED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES)
Survey Tools and Process
As part of the transition process, the Department must determine whether settings under these waiver programs have "home and community-based" characteristics. For this purpose, the Department is developing a set of "survey tools" to assess individual settings for home and community-based characteristics.
The Department has published the survey tools for the following waiver programs.
1. MI Health Link HCBS Waiver
A. Residential Survey - Sections 1 through 5
B. Residential Survey - Section 6
C. Non-Residential Survey - Section 1
D. Non-Residential Survey - Section 2
2. MI Choice Waiver
A. Residential Survey
B. Non-Residential Survey
3. Heightened Scrutiny Tools
These tools are not standalone documents. they are to be used in conjunction with each other and with the residential and non-residential surveys.
A. MI Choice Participation Notification Settings in HS
B. MI Choice Notification to Setting of HS status
C. MI Choice Participation Letter of Upcoming Site visit
D. MI Choice Setting Refusal Letter
E. MI Choice Residential Site Survey
F. MI Choice Non-Residential Site Visit Survey
G. MI Choice Visit Staff Interview
H. MI Choice Visit Participation Interview
For more information on the survey process for the Habilitation Supports Waiver (HSW) and Managed Specialty Services and Supports Waiver (B Waiver) HCBS Waiver, please send an email to HCBSTransition@michigan.gov.
MDHHS and the Developmental Disabilities Institute developed the following documents to provide additional details on the survey process for the Habilitation Supports Waiver.
Remediation and Ongoing Compliance
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will post documents related to the remediation and ongoing compliance process on this page. These documents may provide further guidance to stakeholders regarding the implementation process for the rule and the process for individual settings to come into compliance.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs have received several questions about how the rule intersects with state licensing laws. The two Departments issued the following guidance to stakeholders to help address these issues.
MDHHS/LARA Joint Guidance Document
HCBS Provider Readiness Tool - Non-Residential Settings
HCBS Provider Readiness Tool - Residential Settings
HCBS Heightened Scrutiny Flowchart: Isolation
HCBS Heighted Scrutiny Flowchart: Institution
HCBS Heightened Scrutiny Process
For additional information on licensing rules, please visit the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs website through the following link.
Outreach and Education
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Webpage for the Rule (The federal toolkit for implementation as well as exploratory assessment questions are posted here.)
MI Choice and MI Health Link Educational Document
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Advisory on Home and Community-Based Settings
Medicaid Provider Manual Policy Bulletin MSA-17-31