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Adult Services Manual (ASM) 115 - Adult Services Requirements

Michigansub_regulatoryMDHHS — Adult Services / Home Help Policy Section· effective 2025-10-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

1The client (or authorized representative/guardian if the client is incapacitated) must complete and sign a DHS-390 Adult Services Application to receive Home Help services; the ASW must not sign the DHS-390 on the client's behalf.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 115 - Adult Services Requirements)

Applies to: personal care

Details the Home Help case-opening requirements, including the signed DHS-390 application, the medical needs certification form completed by a licensed enrolled Medicaid provider, the in-home comprehensive assessment, the plan of care, and client/provider contact and documentation rules.

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