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Adult Services Manual (ASM) 140 - Payment Authorizations (Home Help)

Michigansub_regulatoryMichigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS), Adult Services· effective 2023-02-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1Effective 10/1/19, payments to agency providers can only be made after the MSA-1904 Home Help Agency Invoice is received.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 140 - Payment Authorizations (Home Help))
  • 2Payment for Home Help services cannot be made to the caregiver for periods when the client is hospitalized, in a nursing home/institution/home for the aged/adult foster care, or incarcerated (with limited date-of-admission and date-of-discharge exceptions).(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 140 - Payment Authorizations (Home Help))
  • 3A Home Help agency provider must register as a vendor with the State of Michigan through the SIGMA Vendor Self Service system; if not registered, payments will not be processed.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 140 - Payment Authorizations (Home Help))
  • 4No payment may be authorized unless the individual or agency caregiver has been enrolled and screened for criminal history in CHAMPS.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 140 - Payment Authorizations (Home Help))

Applies to: personal care

Describes how Home Help payment authorizations are processed, including CHAMPS/SIGMA enrollment prerequisites for payment, agency invoicing requirements, and rules on facility stays.

Regulatory information, not legal advice — always confirm against the cited official source. Verification reduces error; it does not certify compliance.