Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
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.
Information on adoption programs, adoption resources, locating birth parents and obtaining information from adoption records.
Information on Adult Protective Services, Independent Living Services, Adult Community Placement Services, and HIV/AIDS Support Services.
Information on child support services for participants and partners.
Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
Information on the Children's Foster Care program and becoming a Foster Parent.
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.
Information on treatment and services for juvenile offenders, success stories, and more.
Child Welfare Medical and Behavioral Health Resources
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.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
Multicultural Health
Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
Information on communicable & chronic diseases.
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.
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
Boards and Commissions
Bridge Card Participation Information on Electronic Benefits for clients and businesses, lists of participating retailers and ATMs, and QUEST.
Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals.
Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
Information on DHS Applications and Forms grouped by category.
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
Health Care Providers
Licensing information for Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged, Child Day Care Facilities, Child Caring Institutions, Children's Foster Care Homes, Child Placing Agencies, Juvenile Court Operated Facilities and Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps.
Michigan Statewide Systems of Care
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
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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To ensure your agency is ready to use EVV for dates of service on or after July 1, 2024. Home Help Agency providers should also complete the HHAeXchange Provider Onboarding Form.
Below are instructional resources designed to assist both new and current Home Help agency providers with completing the CHAMPS application, modifying enrollment information, and completing a revalidation. Click any hyperlink for additional information.
Home Help agencies must register in CHAMPS and have a criminal history screening done before delivering services or working with MDHHS Home Help beneficiaries. Before receiving the agency rate or billing for services a CHAMPS application must be submitted and approved.
As MSA 21-52 outlines, documentation must be sent to the Home Help Policy Section as part of the agency provider application process.
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1. A copy of the county registration if the agency registered with its local County Clerk's office. Note: This document is not required if the agency is registered with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). |
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2. A letter of intent on agency letterhead with the current date and the agency owner(s) written signature(s) that includes:
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| 3. A copy of the agency's IRS Form SS-4 Application for Employer Identification Number. | |
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4. A completed, signed Home Help Agency Provider Employment Requirements form (HASA-2104). The MDHHS Home Help Policy Section includes the HASA-2104 in the agency application packet emailed to the agency. |
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Individual providers working for an agency must be enrolled and associated to the enrolled agency. Agencies can view associated providers within their CHAMPS enrollment information.
Providers must notify MDHHS within 10 calendar days of any change to their enrollment information. Below are instructions on how to update some of the more frequently updated enrollment items. Updating or changing CHAMPS information is also referred to as a CHAMPS modification. Modifications submitted on or after December 18, 2023, existing Home Help Agencies are required to enter a National Provider Identifier (NPI) within their CHAMPS Provider Enrollment Information per policy MMP 23-64.
To ensure your agency is ready to use EVV for dates of service on or after July 1, 2024. Home Help Agency providers should also complete the HHAeXchange Provider Onboarding Form.
All providers are required to revalidate their Medicaid enrollment information a minimum of once every five years, or more often if requested by MDHHS. MDHHS will notify providers when a revalidation is required. Revalidations on or after December 18, 2023, are required to enter a National Provider Identifier (NPI) within their CHAMPS Provider Enrollment Information per policy MMP 23-64.
MDHHS utilizes provider email address information entered in the CHAMPS provider enrollment application to communicate with providers. Providers are responsible for maintaining accurate and valid email address information within their CHAMPS provider enrollment information. If the email address information is out of date or incorrect, enrolled providers will want to modify their enrollment information and submit it for approval.