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MMP 25-56 - Updates to the MDHHS Medicaid Provider Manual (January 2026 Updates)
Michigansub_regulatoryMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Medical Services Administration· effective 2026-01-01
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1Personal Care Services must be medically necessary and the need documented in the student's POC; each student's clinical record must contain a completed, signed and dated monthly activity log, including documentation of absences and days present when services were not provided.(MMP 25-56 - Updates to the MDHHS Medicaid Provider Manual (January 2026 Updates))
- 2PCS service documentation (electronic or paper) must clearly document the service provided and must be retained for all dates of service for which Medicaid was billed; service categories (e.g., toileting, feeding, transferring), times, and frequencies must be documented in the POC, an attached document, or the student's treatment authorization.(MMP 25-56 - Updates to the MDHHS Medicaid Provider Manual (January 2026 Updates))
- 3Personal care paraprofessional personnel must be trained in the skills needed to perform covered services and must be under the direct supervision of a qualified professional as designated in the POC.(MMP 25-56 - Updates to the MDHHS Medicaid Provider Manual (January 2026 Updates))
Applies to: personal care
The January 2026 quarterly Medicaid Provider Manual update bulletin, including revised Personal Care Services paraprofessional supervision and documentation requirements and updated MI Choice Waiver program-quality corrective-action language.
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