Dch Form 1426 PDF Details

Navigating the complexities of health coverage can be daunting, but the DCH 1426 form seeks to streamline this process for Michigan residents. As an application for Health Coverage & Help Paying Costs, this comprehensive document serves as a gateway to a variety of health insurance options, including affordable private plans, Medicaid, the Healthy Michigan Plan, and MIChild—Michigan's Children's Health Insurance Program. Suitable for individuals and families, including those with immigrant members, it emphasizes accessibility without jeopardizing one's immigration status. Furthermore, its design accommodates a wide range of applicants by offering assistance in different languages and formats for ease of completion. The form intricately links applicants with potential financial aid for premiums via new tax credits and delineates eligibility for free or low-cost insurance grounded in an applicant's income and familial composition. Explicitly, it prompts for detailed personal, familial, and financial information to tailor health coverage options accordingly, ensuring privacy and confidentiality in accordance with legal standards. Additionally, it provides avenues for applicants without complete information to proceed, guaranteeing follow-up and guidance on subsequent steps toward securing health coverage. Through the online application portals for both statewide programs and the insurance marketplace, it significantly reduces application time, catering to the digital convenience preferred by many. The DCH 1426 form ultimately embodies a crucial resource for Michigan's inhabitants, aiming to demystify the insurance application process while facilitating broader access to necessary health care services.

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Application for Health Coverage & Help Paying Costs

Use this application to see what coverage

choices you qualify for

Affordable private health insurance plans that offer comprehensive

coverage to help you stay well

A new tax credit that can immediately help pay your premiums for health coverage

Free or low-cost insurance from Medicaid, Healthy Michigan Plan, or MIChild (Children’s Health Insurance Program).

Who can use this application?

Use this application to apply for anyone in your family.

Apply even if you or your child already has health coverage. You could be eligible for lower-cost or free coverage.

Families that include immigrants can apply. You can apply for your child even if you aren’t eligible for coverage. Applying won’t affect your immigration status or chances of becoming a permanent resident or citizen.

If someone is helping you fill out this application, you may need to complete Appendix C.

Apply faster online

Apply faster online at:

For coverage through Healthy Michigan Plan and Other programs visit www.michigan.gov/mibridges

To purchase insurance through the marketplace visit

www.healthcare.gov

What you may need to apply

Social Security Numbers (or document numbers for any legal need to apply immigrants who need insurance)

Employer and income information for everyone in your family (for example, from paystubs, W-2 forms, or wage and tax statements)

Policy numbers for any current health insurance

Information about any job-related health insurance available to your family

Why do we ask for this information?

We ask about income and other information to let you know what coverage you qualify for and if you can get any help paying for it. We’ll keep all the information you provide private and secure, as required by law.

What happens next?

Send your complete, signed application to the address on page 9. If you don’t have all the information we ask for, sign and submit your application anyway. We’ll follow-up with you within 1–2 weeks. You’ll get instructions on the next steps to complete your health coverage. If you don’t hear from us call our application help line at 855-276-4627 or 800-642-3195. Filling out this application doesn’t mean you have to buy health coverage.

Get help with this application?

Visit our website www.michigan.gov/mibridges

Phone: Call our application help line at 855-276-4627 or our Beneficiary Helpline at 800-642-3195.

In person: there may be counselors in your area who can help.

En Español: Llame a nuestro centro de ayuda gratis al 855-276-4627.

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STEP 1

Tell us about yourself.

(We need one adult in the family to be the contact person for your application.)

1. First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, & Suffix

 

2.

Home Address (Leave blank if you don’t have one.)

 

 

 

 

 

3. Apartment or Suite Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

City

5. State

 

 

6. ZIP code

7. County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Mailing Address (if different from home address)

 

 

 

 

 

9. Apartment or Suite Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. City

11. State

 

 

12. ZIP code

13. County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Phone Number

 

 

15. Other Phone Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Do you want to get information about this application by email?

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

Email address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. Preferred spoken or written language (if not English)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP 2 Tell us about your family.

Who do you need to include on this application?

Complete the Step 2 pages for every person in your family and household, even if the person has health coverage already. The information in this application helps us make sure everyone gets the best coverage they can. The amount of help or type of program you qualify for is based on the number of people in your family and their incomes. If you don’t include someone, even if they already have health coverage, your eligibility could be affected.

For adults who need coverage:

Include these people even if they aren’t applying for health coverage themselves:

Any spouse

Any son or daughter under age 21 they live with, including stepchildren

Any other person on the same federal income tax return (Including any children over age 21 that are claimed on a parent’s tax return). You don’t need to file taxes to get health coverage.

For children under age 21 who need coverage:

Include these people even if they aren’t applying for health coverage themselves:

Any parent (or stepparent) they live with

Any sibling they live with

Any son or daughter they live with, including stepchildren

Any other person on the same federal income tax return. You don’t need to file taxes to get health coverage.

The amount of assistance or type of program you qualify for depends on the number of people in your family and their incomes. This information helps us make sure everyone gets the best coverage they can.

Complete Step 2 for each person in your family. Start with yourself, then add other adults and children. If you have more than

2 people in your family, you’ll need to make a copy of the pages and attach them. You don’t need to provide immigration status or a Social Security Number (SSN) for family members who don’t need health coverage. We’ll keep all the information you provide private and secure as required by law. We’ll use personal information only to check if you’re eligible for health coverage.

To be eligible for coverage, parents requesting health care coverage for themselves must provide proof that the children have creditable coverage, even if not applying for the children. Credible coverage is health insurance coverage under any of the following: a group health plan; individual health insurance; student health insurance; Medicare; Medicaid; CHAMPUS and TRICARE; The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; Indian Health Service; The Peace Corps; Public Health Plan (any plan established or maintained by a State, the U.S. government, or a foreign country); Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP); or, a state health insurance high risk pool.

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STEP 2: PERSON 1 (Start with yourself)

Complete Step 2 for yourself, your spouse/partner and children who live with you and/or anyone on your same federal income tax return if you file one. See page 1 for more information about who to include. If you don’t file a tax return, remember to still add family members who live with you.

1. First name, Middle name, Last name, & Suffix

2. Relationship to you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELF

 

3. Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

 

4.

Gender:

 

5. Are you married?

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

Male

Female

If YES, Spouse name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Do you live with at least one or more child(ren) under the age of 19, and are you the main person taking care of this child?

Yes

No

If Yes, provide child(ren) names and relationship to you:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Are you a full-time student?

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Did you consume water from the Flint Water System and live, work or receive childcare or education at an address that was served by the Flint Water

System from April 2014 through present day?

Yes

No If yes, complete Appendix D.

9. Are you under 21?

Yes

No If YES, provide parent names

Mother's Name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Father's Name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Social Security Number (SSN)

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We need this if you want health coverage and have an SSN. Providing your SSN can be helpful if you don’t want health coverage too since it can speed up the application process. We use SSNs to check income and other information to see who’s eligible for help with health coverage costs. If someone wants help getting an SSN, call 800-772-1213 or visit socialsecurity.gov. TTY users should call 800-325-0778.

11.Do you plan to file a federal income tax return NEXT YEAR?

(You can still apply for health insurance even if you don’t file a federal income tax return.)

YES. If yes, please answer questions a–c.

 

NO. If no, skip to question c.

 

a. Will you file jointly with a spouse?

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

If yes, name of spouse:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. Will you claim any dependents on your tax return?

Yes

No

 

 

 

If yes, list name(s) of dependents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Will you be claimed as a dependent on someone’s tax return?

Yes

No

 

If yes, please list the name of the tax filer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

How are you related to the tax filer?

_______________________________________________________

 

12. Are you pregnant now/last three months?

Yes

No If yes, how many babies are expected this pregnancy?

 

Due Date/end date?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.Do you need health coverage?

(Even if you have insurance, there might be a program with better coverage or lower costs.)

YES. If yes, answer all the questions below. NO. If no, skip to the income questions on page 4. Leave the rest of this page blank.

13a.

Were you in foster care in Michigan at age 18 or older?

Yes

No

 

14.

Do you have a physical, mental, or emotional health condition that causes limitations in activities (like bathing, dressing, daily chores, etc), live

 

in a medical facility or nursing home, or are you medically frail?

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

15. Are you a U.S. citizen or U.S. national?

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.If you aren’t a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, do you have eligible immigration status?

 

Yes. Fill in your document type and ID number below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Immigration document type

 

 

 

 

 

b. Document ID number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Have you lived in the U.S. since 1996?

Yes

 

No

d. Are you, or your spouse or parent a veteran or an active-duty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

member of the U.S. military?

Yes

 

 

 

No

 

e. U.S. entry date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. Do you want help paying for medical bills from the last 3 months?

 

Yes

No

Which month(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. If Hispanic/Latino, ethnicity (OPTIONAL - check all that apply.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican

 

Mexican American

 

Chicano/a

 

Puerto Rican

 

Cuban

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Race (OPTIONAL - check all that apply.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White

 

 

American Indian or

 

Filipino

 

 

 

 

Other Asian

 

 

 

Samoan

 

Black or African

 

 

Alaska Native

 

 

Japanese

 

 

 

Native Hawaiian

 

 

 

Other Pacific Islander

 

American

 

 

Asian Indian

 

 

Korean

 

 

 

 

Guamanian or

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Chinese

 

 

Vietnamese

 

 

 

Chamorro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STEP 2: PERSON 1 (Continue with yourself)

Current Job & Income Information

Employed

Not employed

If you're currently employed, tell us about

Skip to question 30

your income. Start with question 20.

 

Self-employed Skip to question 29.

CURRENT JOB 1:

20. Employer name and address

21. Employer phone number

22. Wages/tips (before taxes)

Hourly

Weekly

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Monthly

Yearly

$

23. Average hours worked each WEEK

CURRENT JOB 2: (If you have more jobs and need more space, attach another sheet of paper.)

24. Employer name and address

25. Employer phone number

 

 

26. Average # of hours expected to work

 

per

Week

Pay Period Rate of pay $

Hourly

Weekly

Other

27. How often paid:

Weekly

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Monthly

Other

28. In the past year, did you:

Change jobs

Stop working

Start working fewer hours

28a. Is your income in the previous three months consistent with the current month’s income?

Yes

No

None of these

29.If self-employed, answer the following questions: a. Type of work

b.How much net income (profits once business expenses are paid) will you get from this self-employment this month?

$

30. OTHER INCOME THIS MONTH: Check all that apply, give the amount and how often you get it.

NOTE: You don’t need to tell us about child support, veteran’s payment, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

None

 

 

Unemployment

$

How often?

Pensions

$

How often?

Social Security

$

How often?

Retirement accounts

$

How often?

 

 

 

Alimony/Support rec’d

$

How often?

 

 

 

Net farming/fishing

$

How often?

 

Net rental/royalty

$

How often?

 

Other income

$

How often?

Type:

 

 

 

Court Order Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31. DEDUCTIONS: Check all that apply, give the amount and how often you get it.

If you pay for certain things that can be deducted on a federal income tax return, telling us about them could make the cost of health coverage a little lower. NOTE: You shouldn’t include a cost that you already considered in your answer to net self-employment (question 29b).

Alimony/Support paid

$

How often?

 

Court Order Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other deductions

$

How often?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student loan interest

$

How often?

 

Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32.YEARLY INCOME: Complete only if your income changes from month to month. If you don’t expect changes to your monthly income, skip to the next person.

Your total income this year

$

Your total income next year (if you think it will be different)

$

THANKS! This is all we need to know about you.

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STEP 2: PERSON 2

Complete Step 2 for yourself, your spouse/partner, and children who live with you and/or anyone on your same federal income tax return if you file one. See page 1 for more information about who to include. If you don’t file a tax return, remember to still add family members who live with you.

1. First name, Middle name, Last name, & Suffix

2. Relationship to you?

3. Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

4.Gender: Male

Female

5.Are you married? If YES, Spouse name:

Yes

No

6.Does PERSON 2 live with at least one chld under the age of 19, and are they the main person taking care of this child? If Yes, provide child(ren) names and relationship to you:

Yes

No

7. Is PERSON 2 a full-time student?

Yes

No

8. Did you consume water from the Flint Water System and live, work or receive childcare or education at an address that was served by the Flint Water

System from April 2014 through present day?

Yes

No If yes, complete Appendix D.

9.Is PERSON 2 under 21? Mother's name:

Yes

No If YES, provide parent names

Father's name:

Please answer the following questions if PERSON 2 is 22 or younger:

10. Did PERSON 2 have insurance through a job and lose it within the past 3 months?

Yes

No

a. If yes, end date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. Reason the insurance ended:

 

 

11. Social Security Number (SSN)

-

 

-

 

 

We need this if you want health care coverage and have a SSN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Does PERSON 2 live at the same address as you?

Yes

No

If no, list address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.Does PERSON 2 plan to file a federal income tax return NEXT YEAR?

(You can still apply for health insurance even if you don't file a federal income tax return.)

 

 

YES. If yes, please answer questions a-c.

 

NO. If no, skip to questions c.

 

 

a. Will PERSON 2 file jointly with a spouse?

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

If yes,

name of spouse:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. Will PERSON 2 claim any dependents on his or her tax return?

Yes

No

 

 

If yes,

list name(s) of dependents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Will PERSON 2 be claimed as a dependent on someone's tax return?

 

Yes

No

 

If yes,

please list the name of the tax filer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How is PERSON 2 related to the tax filer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.Is PERSON 2 pregnant now/last three months? Due Date/end date?

Yes

No If yes, how many babies are expected this pregnancy?

15. Does PERSON 2 need health coverage?

(Even if they have insurance, there might be a program with better coverage or lower costs.)

YES. If yes, please answer questions below.

 

 

NO. If no, skip to the income questions on page 6.

 

 

 

Leave the rest of this page blank.

15a. Was PERSON 2 in foster care in Michigan at age

18 or older?

Yes

No

16. Does PERSON 2 have a physical, mental, or emotional health condition that causes limitations in activities (like bathing, dressing, daily chores, etc),

live in a medical facility or nursing home, or are they medically frail?

Yes

No

17. Is PERSON 2 a U.S. citizen or U.S. national

Yes

No

 

 

18.If PERSON 2 isn't a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, do they have eligible immigration status?

Yes. Fill in their document type and ID Number below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Document type

 

 

 

 

b. Document ID number

 

 

 

 

 

 

c. Has PERSON 2 lived in the U.S. since 1996?

Yes

No

d. Is PERSON 2, or their spouse or parent a veteran or an active-duty

e. U.S. entry date

 

 

 

 

member in the U.S. military?

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Does PERSON 2 want help paying for medical bills from the last 3 months?

Yes

No Which month(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.If Hispanic/Latino, ethnicity (OPTIONAL - check all that apply.)

Mexican

Mexican American

Chicano/a

Puerto Rican

Cuban

Other

21.Race (OPTIONAL - check all that apply.)

 

White

American Indian or

Filipino

Vietnamese

Guamanian or Chamorro

 

Black or African American

Alaska Native

Japanese

Other Asian

Samoan

 

 

Asian Indian

Korean

Native Hawaiian

Other Pacific Islander

 

 

Chinese

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

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STEP 2: PERSON 2

Current Job & Income Information

Employed

If you're currently employed, tell us about your income. Start with question 22.

Not employed Skip to question 32.

Self-employed Skip to question 31.

CURRENT JOB 1:

22. Employer name and address

23. Employer phone number

24. Wages/tips (before taxes)

Hourly

Weekly

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Monthly

Yearly

$

25. Average hours worked each WEEK

CURRENT JOB 2: (If you have more jobs and need more space, attach another sheet of paper.)

26. Employer name and address

27. Employer phone number

 

 

28. Average # of hours expected to work

 

per

Week

Pay Period Rate of pay $

Hourly

Weekly

Other

29. How often paid:

Weekly

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Monthly

Other

30. In the past year, did you:

Change jobs

Stop working

Start working fewer hours

30a. Is your income in the previous three months consistent with the current month’s income?

Yes

No

None of these

31.If self-employed, answer the following questions: a. Type of work

b.How much net income (profits once business expenses are paid) will you get from this self-employment this month?

$

32. OTHER INCOME THIS MONTH: Check all that apply, give the amount and how often you get it.

NOTE: You don’t need to tell us about child support, veteran’s payment, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

None

 

 

Unemployment

$

How often?

Pensions

$

How often?

Social Security

$

How often?

Retirement accounts

$

How often?

Alimony/Support rec’d

$

How often?

Net farming/fishing

$

How often?

Net rental/royalty

$

How often?

Other income

$

How often?

Type:

 

 

 

 

Court Order Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33. DEDUCTIONS: Check all that apply, and give the amount and how often you get it.

If you pay for certain things that can be deducted on a federal income tax return, telling us about them could make the cost of health coverage a little lower.

NOTE: You shouldn’t include a cost that you already considered in your answer to net self-employment (question 31b).

Alimony/Support paid

$

How often?

 

Court Order Date

Other deductions

$

How often?

 

 

 

 

Student loan interest

$

How often?

 

Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.YEARLY INCOME: Complete only if PERSON 2's income changes from month to month. NOTE: If you do not expect changes to PERSON 2 move on to STEP 3.

PERSON 2's total income this year

PERSON 2's total income next year (if you think it will be different)

$

$

THANKS! This is all we need to know about PERSON 2.

If you have more than two people to include, make a copy of Step 2: Person 2 (pages 5 and 6) and complete.

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STEP 3 American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) family member(s)

1.Are you or is anyone in your family American Indian or Alaska Native?

No. If no, skip to Step 4

Yes. If yes, go to Appendix B.

STEP 4 Your Family’s Health Coverage

Answer these questions for anyone who needs health coverage. Answer the questions for child(ren) even if not applying for the child(ren),

1.Is anyone enrolled in health coverage now from the following?

YES. If yes, check the type of coverage and write the person(s) name(s) next to the coverage they have.

NO.

 

 

Medicaid

 

 

Employer insurance

 

 

 

 

CHIP/MIChild

 

 

Name of health insurance:

 

 

 

 

 

Policy Number:

 

 

 

 

(a) Medicare

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is this COBRA coverage?

Yes

No

 

(b) Do you want help paying Medicare premiums?

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

TRICARE (Don't check if you have direct care or Line of Duty)

Is this a retiree health plan?

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of health insurance

 

 

 

 

VA health care programs

 

 

Policy Number:

 

 

 

 

 

Is this a limited-benefit plan (like a school accident policy)?

 

Peace Corps

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Is anyone listed on this application offered health coverage from a job? Check yes even if the coverage is from someone else's job, such as a parent or spouse.

YES. If yes, you'll need to complete and include Appendix A. Is this a state employee benefit plan?

NO. If no, continue to Step 5.

Yes

No

STEP 5 Read & sign this application.

I’m signing this application under penalty of perjury which means I’ve provided true answers to all the questions on this form to the best of my knowledge. I know that I may be subject to penalties under state and federal law if I provide false and or untrue information.

I know that I must tell the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) if anything changes (and is different than) what I wrote on this application. I can visit www.michigan.gov/mibridges or call my specialist to report any changes. I understand that a change in my information could affect the eligibility for member(s) of my household.

I know that under federal law, discrimination isn’t permitted on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. I can file a complaint of discrimination by visiting www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file.

I confirm that no one applying for health insurance on this application is incarcerated (detained or jailed). if not,

is incarcerated.

(name of person)

We need this information to check your eligibility for help paying for health coverage if you choose to apply. We’ll check your answers using information in our electronic databases and databases from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Social Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and/or a consumer reporting agency. If the information doesn’t match, we may ask you to send us proof.

Renewal of coverage in future years

To make it easier to determine my eligibility for help paying for health coverage in future years, I agree to allow the Marketplace and the State of Michigan to use income data, including information from tax returns. The Marketplace and the State of Michigan will send me a notice, let me make any changes, and I can opt out at any time.

Yes, renew my eligibility automatically for the next

5 years (the maximum number of years allowed), or for a shorter number of years:

4 years

3 years

2 years

1 year

Don’t use information from tax returns to renew my coverage.

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If anyone on this application is eligible for Medicaid, Healthy Michigan Plan, or MIChild

I am giving to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) our rights to pursue and get any money from other health insurance, legal settlements, or other third parties. I am also giving to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services rights to pursue and get medical support from a spouse or parent.

Does any child on this application have a parent living outside of the home?

Yes

No

If yes, I know I will be asked to cooperate with the agency that collects medical and child support from an absent parent. If I think that cooperating to collect medical and child support will harm me or my children, I can tell Medicaid and I may not have to cooperate.

Medicaid Estate Recovery (MA)

I understand that upon my death MDHHS has the legal right to seek recovery from my estate for services paid by Medicaid, including Healthy Michigan Plan. This means that some or all of my estate may be recovered. MDHHS will not seek to recover against the estate while there is a legal surviving spouse or a legal surviving child who is under the age of 21, blind, or disabled. An estate consists of real and personal property. If you have received an asset disregard due to a long-term care partnership policy, the amount disregarded will be subtracted from the amount sought under Estate Recovery. If you have received an asset disregard due to a long-term care partnership policy, Estate Recovery applies to all assets whether they are subject to probate administration or not. Estate Recovery only applies to certain Medicaid and Healthy Michigan Plan recipients who received Medicaid or Healthy Michigan Plan services after the effective date of the Estate Recovery Statute. MDHHS may agree not to pursue recovery if an undue hardship exists. An application must be submitted to determine if the applicant qualifies for an Undue hardship waiver. Undue hardship waivers are temporary. For further information regarding Estate Recovery or to request an undue hardship application, call 800-642-3195.

My right to appeal

If I think the Health Insurance Marketplace or Medicaid, Healthy Michigan Plan, or MIChild has made a mistake, I can appeal its decision. To appeal means to tell someone at the Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid, Healthy Michigan Plan, or MIChild that I think the action is wrong, and ask for a fair review of the action. I know that I can find out how to appeal by contacting the Marketplace at 800-318-2596. I know that I can be represented in the process by someone other than myself. My eligibility and other important information will be explained to me.

Bring or mail a signed, written hearing request to your MDHHS office. Faxes or photocopies are not acceptable. The DHS-18, Request for a hearing is available online at www.michigan.gov/dhs-forms.

The hearing request must be signed by you or by your parent, spouse, attorney, court-appointed guardian or conservator, or by someone else you name in a signed statement.

Michigan Administrative Hearings Service (MAHS) will deny your hearing request if we receive your request more than 90 days after we mailed the notice to deny, terminate or reduce your benefits. The person who signed the hearing request cannot show a court order or signed statement from you and is not your lawyer, spouse or parent.

Voter Registration

 

 

If you are not already registered to vote at your current address, would you like to register to vote?

Yes

No

Applying or declining to register to vote will not affect the amount of help that you will be provided. If you would like help filling out the voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision whether to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the voter registration application form in private.

If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to:

Register to vote.

Decline to register to vote.

Privacy in deciding whether to register or in applying to register to vote.

Choose your own political party or other political preference.

You may file a complaint with:

Secretary of State

PO Box 20126

Lansing, MI 48901-0726

NOTE: If you do not check either box, we will assume you have decided not to register to vote at this time. Checking ‘yes’ does not register you to vote. If you check ‘yes’ a voter registration application will be forwarded to you. You may also register online at www.michigan.gov/sos

Coordination of health care programs and providers (MA)

The State’s medical assistance program relies on a large number of managed care health programs, mental health and substance abuse programs, and private providers to deliver quality care to individuals like you. To make sure you receive a high level of care and that your benefits are coordinated, providers in the program may share information about your care (or your child or ward) with other providers in the program when such information and consultation is clinically needed.

Information about you, your child or ward (MA)

Necessary information may be shared between health plans and programs in which you participate. Health plans, programs and providers that deliver health care to you may share necessary information in order to manage and coordinate health care and benefits. This information may include, when applicable, information relative to HIV, AIDS, AIDS-related complex (ARC) or other communicable diseases, information about behavioral or mental health services, and referral or treatment for alcohol and drug abuse as permitted by 42 CFR Part 2.

Sign this application. The person who filled out Step 1 should sign this application. If you’re an authorized representative you may sign here, as long as you have provided the information required in Appendix C.

Computer Cross-Checking. I understand that, as part of determining my eligibility for Healthcare Coverage, information I give on this application will be verified by computer cross-checking with other public and private agencies.

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Wages reported by my employer(s) to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth will be checked against wage information I report to the MDHHS. My Social Security Number will be used to check this information. Throughout the year, my Social Security Number will also be checked with other sources such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Unemployment Compensation, and the Social Security Administration concerning income or assets.

The information obtained through this cross-checking may be verified through collateral contact when discrepancies are found. The information may affect both my eligibility and the level of my benefits.

Signature

Date (mm/dd/yyy)

STEP 6 Mail completed application.

Mail your signed application to:

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Health Insurance Affordability Program

PO Box 8123

Royal Oak, MI 48068-9985

Authority: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Publication L111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Publication L111-152)

Completion: This form is required to enroll in health coverage.

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APPENDIX A

Health Coverage from Jobs

You DON’T need to answer these questions unless someone in the household is eligible for health coverage from a job. Attach a copy of this page for each job that offers coverage.

Tell us about the job that offers coverage.

Take the Employer Coverage Tool on the next page to the employer who offers coverage to help you answer these questions. You only need to include this page when you send in your application, not the Employer Coverage Tool.

EMPLOYEE Information

1. Employee name (First, Middle, Last)

2. Employee Social Security Number

EMPLOYER Information

3.Employer name

5.Employer address

4.Employer Identification Number (EIN)

6.Employer phone number

7. City

8. State

9. ZIP code

10.

Who can we contact about employee health coverage at this job?

 

 

 

11.

Phone number (if different from above)

12. Email address

 

 

 

13.Are you currently eligible for coverage offered by this employer, or will you become eligible in the next 3 months? Yes (Continue)

13a. If you're in a waiting or probationary period, when can you enroll in coverage?

(mm/dd/yyyy)

List the names of anyone else who is eligible for coverage from this job.

Name:Name:Name:

No (Stop here and go to Step 5 in the application)

Tell us about the health plan offered by this employer.

14. Does the employer offer a health plan that meets the minimum value standard*?

Yes

No

15.For the lowest-cost plan that meets the minimum value standard* offered only to the employee (don’t include family plans): If the employer has wellness programs, provide the premium that the employee would pay if he/she received the maximum discount for any tobacco cessation programs, and did not receive any other discounts based on wellness programs.

a.How much would the employee have to pay in premiums for this plan? $

b. How often?

Hourly

Weekly

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Monthly

Yearly

16. What change will the employer make for the new plan year (if known)?

Employer won't offer health coverage

Employer will start offering health care coverage to employees or change the premium for the lowest-cost plan available only to the employee that meets the minimum value standard.* (Premium should reflect the discount for wellness programs. See question 15.)

a. How much will the employee have to pay in premiums for that plan? $

b. How often?

Weekly

Date of change (mm/dd/yyyy)

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Quarterly

Yearly

*An employer-sponsored health plan meets the "minimum value standard" if the plan's share of the total allowed benefit costs covered by the plan is no less than 60 percent of such costs (Section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)

NEED HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION? Visit www.michigan.gov/mibridges or call us at 855-276-4627.

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EMPLOYER COVERAGE TOOL

Use this tool to help answer questions in Appendix A about any employer health coverage that you’re eligible for (even if it’s from another person’s job, like a parent or spouse). The information in the numbered boxes below match the boxes on Appendix A. For example, the answer to question 14 on this page should match question 14 on Appendix A.

Write your name and Social Security number in boxes 1 and 2 and ask the employer to fill out the rest of the form. Complete one tool for each employer that offers health coverage.

EMPLOYEE Information

The employee needs to fill out this section.

1. Employee name (First, Middle, Last)

2. Social Security Number

EMPLOYER Information

 

 

 

Ask the employer for this

information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Employer name

 

 

 

 

4.

Employer Identification Number (EIN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Employer address (the Marketplace will

send notices to this address)

 

 

6.

Employer phone

number

 

 

7.

City

 

 

 

8. State

 

9. ZIP code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Who can we contact about employee health coverage at this job?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Phone number (if different from above)

 

12. Email address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. Is the employee currently eligible for coverage offered by this employer, or will the employee be eligible in the next 3 months?

Yes (Continue)

If the employee is not eligible today, including as a result of a waiting or probationary period, when is the employee eligible for coverage?

(mm/dd/yyyy)

If you're in a waiting or probationary period, when can you enroll in coverage?

No (STOP and return this form to employee)

Tell us about the health plan offered by this employer.

Does the employer offer a health plan that covers an employee’s spouse or dependent?

Yes. Which people?

No (Go to question 14)

Spouse

Dependent(s)

14. Does the employer offer a health plan that meets the minimum value standard*?

Yes (Go to question 15)

No (STOP and return form to employee)

15.For the lowest-cost plan that meets the minimum value standard* offered only to the employee (don’t include family plans): If the employer has wellness programs, provide the premium that the employee would pay if he/she received the maximum discount for any tobacco cessation programs, and didn’t receive any other discounts based on wellness programs.

a. How much would the employee have to pay in premiums for this plan? $

b. How often?

Weekly

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Quarterly

Yearly

If the plan year will end soon and you know that the health plans offered will change, go to question 16. If you don’t know, STOP and return form to employee.

16. What change will the employer make for the new plan year (if known)?

Employer won't offer health coverage

Employer will start offering health care coverage to employees or change the premium for the lowest-cost plan available only to the employee that meets the minimum value standard.* (Premium should reflect the discount for wellness programs. See question 15.)

a . How much will the employee have to pay in premiums for that plan? $

b. How often?

Weekly

Date of change (mm/dd/yyyy)

Every 2 weeks

Twice a month

Quarterly

Yearly

*An employer-sponsored health plan meets the “minimum value standard” if the plan’s share of the total allowed benefit costs covered by the plan is no less than 60 percent of such costs (Section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)

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APPENDIX B

American Indian or Alaska Native Family Member (AI/AN)

Complete this appendix if you or family members are American Indian or Alaska Native. Submit this with your Application for Health Coverage & Help Paying Costs.

Tell us about your American Indian or Alaska Native family member(s).

American Indians and Alaska Natives can get services from the Indian Health Services, tribal health programs, or urban Indian health programs. They also may not have to pay cost sharing and may get special monthly enrollment periods. Answer the following questions to make sure your family gets the most help possible.

NOTE: If you have more people to include, make a copy of this page and attach.

 

 

 

 

 

AI/AN PERSON 1

 

 

 

AI/AN PERSON 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Name

First

 

Middle

First

 

Middle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(First name, Middle name, Last name)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last

 

 

 

Last

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Member of a federally recognized tribe?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

If yes, tribe name

If yes, tribe name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Has this person ever gotten a service from the

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Health Service, a tribal health program,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or urban Indian health program, or through a

 

No

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

referral from one of these programs?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If no, is this person eligible to get services

If no, is this person eligible to get services from

 

 

from the Indian Health Service, tribal health

the Indian Health Service, tribal health

 

 

programs, or urban Indian health programs,

programs, or urban Indian health programs, or

 

 

or through a referral from one of these

through a referral from one of these programs?

 

 

programs?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Certain money received may not be counted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for Medicaid or the Children’s Health

$

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Program (CHIP). List any income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(amount and how often) reported on your

How often?

How often?

 

application that includes money from these

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per capita payments from a tribe that come from natural resources, usage rights, leases, or royalties

Payments from natural resources, farming, ranching, fishing, leases, or royalties from land designated as Indian trust land by the Department of Interior (including reservations and former reservations)

Money from selling things that have cultural significance

NEED HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION? Visit www.michigan.gov/mibridges or call us at 855-276-4627. Para obtener una copia de este formulario en Español, llame 855-276-4627. If you need help in a language other than English, call 855-276-4627 and tell the customer service representative the language you need. We’ll get you help at no cost to you. TTY users should call 866-501-5656.

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APPENDIX C

Assistance with Completing this Application

You can choose an authorized representative.

You can give a trusted person permission to talk about this application with us, see your information, and act for you on matters related to this application, including getting information about your application and signing your application on your behalf. This person is called an "authorized representative." If you ever need to change your authorized representative, contact the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. If you’re a legally appointed representative for someone on this application, submit proof with the application.

1. Name of authorized representative (First name, Middle name, Last name)

2. Address

3. Apartment or suite number

4. City

5. State

6. ZIP code

7. Phone number

8. Organization name

9. ID number (if applicable)

By signing, you allow this person to sign your application, get official information about this application, and act for you on all future matters with this department.

10. Your signature

11. Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

For certified application counselors, navigators, agents, and brokers only.

Complete this section if you’re a certified application counselor, navigator, agent, or broker filling out this application for somebody else.

1.Application start date (mm/dd/yyyy)

2.First name, Middle name, Last name, & Suffix

3. Organization name

11. Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

NEED HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION? Visit www.michigan.gov/mibridges or call us at 855-276-4627. Para obtener una copia de este formulario en Español, llame 855-276-4627. If you need help in a language other than English, call 855-276-4627 and tell the customer service representative the language you need. We’ll get you help at no cost to you. TTY users should call 866-501-5656.

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APPENDIX D

Flint Water Group

By completing these questions, you are requesting enhanced Medicaid coverage for individuals due to potential exposure to lead in the city of Flint water system.

Answer the questions below for anyone who is currently under age 21, pregnant, or pregnant within the last 2 months. Please list anyone who consumed water from the Flint water system and lived, worked, or received childcare or education at an address that was served by the Flint water system at any time from April 2014 through the present.

1.Between April 2014 and present day, did any applicant live at an address that was served by the Flint water system? Please include all addresses and indicate all applicants who lived at each address.

Address served by the Flint water system

Names of applicants who lived at the address

Dates applicants lived at the address (From/To)

2.Between April 2014 and present day, did any applicant work at an address that was served by the Flint water system? Please include all addresses and indicate all applicants who worked at each address.

Address served by the Flint water system

Names of applicants who worked at the address

Dates applicants worked at the address (From/To)

3.Between April 2014 and present day, did any applicant attend school or receive childcare at an address that was served by the Flint water system? Please include all addresses and indicate all applicants who attended school or received childcare at each address.

Address served by the Flint water system

Names of applicants who attended school/childcare at the address

Dates applicants attended school/childcare at the address (From/To)

You may be asked to provide verification or proof that you consumed water and lived, worked or received regular services (attend childcare or school) at an address that was served by the Flint water system from April 2014 through present day. Any knowingly false information or statements provided may be reviewed by the Office of Inspector General.

NEED HELP WITH YOUR APPLICATION? Visit www.michigan.gov/mibridges or call us at 855-276-4627. Para obtener una copia de este formulario en Español, llame 855-276-4627. If you need help in a language other than English, call 855-276-4627 and tell the customer service representative the language you need. We’ll get you help at no cost to you. TTY users should call 866-501-5656.

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Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note if needed, free language assistance services are available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call 855-276-4627 (TTY users call TTY:866-501-5656).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish

 

ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia

 

 

 

 

 

 

lingüística. Llame al 855-276-4627 (TTY:866-501-5656).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arabic

 

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(866-501-5656:TTY-:مﻛﺑﻟاو مﺻﻟا فﺗﺎھ

Chinese

 

注意:如果您使用繁體中文,您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 855-276-4627TTY:866-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

501-5656

Syriac (Assyrian)

 

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ܐܟܹܢܘܬܚܐܼ ܢܐܸ

ܐܪܗܘܙܼ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ܐܢܝܢܡ ܠܥ ܢܘܪܩ ܬܝܐܢܓܡ

 

 

 

 

 

855-276-4627 (TTY:866-501-5656)

 

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ܼ

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ܼ

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Vietnamese

 

CHÚ Ý: Nếu bn nói Tiếng Vit, có các dch vhtrngôn ngmin phí dành cho bn. Gi s

 

 

855-276-4627 (TTY:866-501-5656).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Albanian

 

KUJDES: Nëse flitni shqip, për ju ka në dispozicion shërbime të asistencës gjuhësore, pa

 

 

 

 

 

pagesë. Telefononi në 855-276-4627 (TTY: 866-501-5656).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korean

 

주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 855-276-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4627 (TTY:866-501-5656) 번으로 전화해 주십시오.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bengali

 

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পিরেষবা উপলআেছ। েফান ক-855-276-4627 (TTY -866-501-5656)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polish

 

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Zadzwoń pod numer 855-276-4627 (TTY:866-501-5656).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

German

 

ACHTUNG: Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen, stehen Ihnen kostenlos sprachliche

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilfsdienstleistungen zur Verfügung. Rufnummer 855-276-4627 (TTY:866-501-5656).

 

 

 

 

Italian

 

ATTENZIONE: In caso la lingua parlata sia l'italiano, sono disponibili servizi di assistenza

 

 

 

 

 

linguistica gratuiti. Chiamare il numero 855-276-4627 (TTY:866-501-5656).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese

 

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) does not discriminate against any individual or group because of race, religion, age, national origin, color, height, weight, marital status, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political beliefs or disability. Further, MDHHS:

Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate with us, such as: O Qualified sign language interpreters

O Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats); and

Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:

OQualified interpreters

OInformation written in other languages

If you need these services, contact the Section 1557 Coordinator. The contact information is found below.

If you believe that MDHHS has not provided services, or discriminated in another way, you can file a grievance with the Section 1557 Coordinator. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the Section 1557 Coordinator is available to help you.

MDHHS Section 1557 Coordinator

Compliance Office, 4th Floor

P.O. Box 30195

Lansing, MI 48909

517-284-1018 (Main), TTY users call 711, 517-335-6146 (Fax), MDHHS-ComplianceOffice@michigan.gov

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You can also file a civil rights complaint with the responsible federal agency.

If your grievance or complaint is about your

If your grievance or complaint is about your application for or current food

Medicaid application, benefits or services

assistance benefits, you can file a discrimination complaint with the U.S.

you can file a civil rights complaint with the

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Program by:

U.S. Department of Health and Human

 

Services at https://bit.ly/2pBS4YG, or by

Completing a Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:

mail or phone at:

https://bit.ly/2g9zzpU or at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to

 

USDA at the address below. In your letter, provide all of the information

U.S. Department of Health and Human

requested in the form.

Services

 

200 Independence Avenue, SW

To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-632-9992.

Room 509F, HHH Building

Send your completed form or letter to USDA by mail:

Washington, D.C. 20201

U.S. Department of Agriculture

800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Complaint forms are available at

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

https://bit.ly/2IKsHMS.

 

 

Fax: 202-690-7442; or Email: program.intake@usda.gov

MDHHS is an equal opportunity provider.

 

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