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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


18.18.12 Needed in the Home

ISSUE DATE: 09/2020

Description.

Participants who are needed to care for one of the following individuals who has a professionally certified illness or incapacity that is expected to last for more than 30 days:

  • · Another member of the MFIP assistance unit.
  • · A relative in the household.
  • · A foster child in the household.

    • Documentation Required.

    Certification by a qualified professional that the household member needs care in the home.

  • · The verification does NOT have to include how much time the participant is needed in the home.
  • · Request updated verification at least annually – but sooner if the medical opinion includes a shorter time frame.


    • For information about professionals qualified to certify a household member’s condition, see 17.45 (Qualified Professionals).

    Additional Requirements.

    The eligibility worker verifies if the person needing care lives in the household and records that information in MAXIS.

    If the person needing the care is not listed on MAXIS, have the participant communicate with the eligibility worker that the person needs to be added to the MAXIS case.

    When Does the Extension End?

    When the ill, injured or incapacitated person no longer needs the participant’s care, if the participant does not qualify for another extension category.

    Notify the eligibility worker.

    For More Information Related to This Category.

    See 17.12 (Needed in the Home to Care for an Ill or Incapacitated Member).

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