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MMP 26-09 - Updates to Home Help Program Policy

Michigansub_regulatoryMichigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS), Medical Services Administration· effective 2026-05-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1A client's medical need for Home Help must be certified on Form MDHHS-6200 or DHS-54A by a CHAMPS-enrolled Medicaid provider holding a listed professional license (now including clinical nurse specialist), or on VA Form 10-10M completed by a VHA provider.(MMP 26-09 - Updates to Home Help Program Policy)
  • 2The Home Help agency owner(s) must ensure all agency caregivers providing Home Help services successfully complete CHAMPS revalidation and are actively enrolled in CHAMPS at the time they provide services, and must monitor caregivers' revalidation status.(MMP 26-09 - Updates to Home Help Program Policy)
  • 3When a responsible relative's own disabilities prevent them from providing care, those disabilities must be documented and verified by a medical professional on an MDHHS-6200 or DHS-54A.(MMP 26-09 - Updates to Home Help Program Policy)

Applies to: personal care

Updates Home Help medical-eligibility policy (adds clinical nurse specialist and the MDHHS-6200 form) and requires agency owners to monitor agency caregiver CHAMPS revalidation status.

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