January 22, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Kelly and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled
"The social welfare act,"
(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 10f; and to repeal acts
and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 10f. (1) The department shall perform an incarceration
match monthly to obtain information to assist in determining
eligibility based on incarceration status.
(2) If the department determines that a recipient is
incarcerated at the time the incarceration match is performed, the
department shall not issue a bridge card to that incarcerated
recipient. If a bridge card has already been issued to the
incarcerated recipient, the department shall terminate that
recipient's bridge card access.
(3) The department shall perform a monthly match using the
United States social security death index database to determine if
a recipient is deceased. If the department determines that a
recipient is deceased at the time the United States social security
death index match is performed, the department shall not issue a
bridge card to that deceased recipient. If a bridge card has
already been issued to the deceased recipient, the department shall
terminate that recipient's bridge card access.
Enacting section 1. Section 10e of the social welfare act,
1939 PA 280, MCL 400.10e[1], is repealed.