Program Policy and Procedures
On Line Manuals Current DHS program policy and procedure manuals are available by clicking on the links below. Each manual group has a Bulletin Log that tells about changes and a date when the change was made. Each manual has a Table of Contents that lists the title of all the items in that manual. Each title is a link to that item. Some manual groups have a Glossary that defines policy terms. Some manual groups have an Index of specific words or phrases with links to manual items.
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Adult Services   Bridges Policy  Child & Family Services   Child Support  Crime Codes Exhibit
Early On ®   Food, Medical, Child Care & Cash  Juvenile Justice Field Services   Juvenile Justice Residential
Native American Affairs   Rates for Child Care Institutions and Placement Agencies Reference Manuals
Services General Requirements   State Emergency Relief  Volunteer Services
Administrative Handbook  Updated 10/1/2009
Bulletin Log (AHB)     Index (AHX)
Accounting & Travel (AHA)
Audits (AHC)
Communications & Multi-Media (AHD)
Direct Human Srv-Contract / Rate Setting (AHE)
Forms Exhibits (AHF)
Directives & Policy Processes (AHH)
Emergencies: Disaster, Health & Safety (AHI)
Equal Opportunity &Bilingual Services (AHJ)
Facilities Management & Office Space (AHK)
Information Technology (AHL)
Inventory Control:Equipment & Surplus (AHM)
Legal & FOIA Issues (AHN)
Mail & Related Services (AHO)
Personnel & Professional Development (AHP)
Printing & Forms Management (AHQ)
Purchasing (AHR)
Records Management & Warehousing (AHS)
Telecommunications (AHT)
Vehicle Management (AHU)
Adult Services  Updated 1/1/2009
Bulletin Log (ASB)     Index (ASX)     Glossary (ASG)
Adult Services (ASM)
 
Bridges Policy  Updated 10/1/2009
(Food, Medical, Child Care & Cash)
Bulletin Log (BPB)     Index (BPX)     Glossary (BPG)
Bridges Administrative Manual (BAM)
Bridges Eligibility Manual (BEM)
Due to popular demand, we have brought back the Program Policy Index. Please note, this is not a current version because the index must be built manually. We will do our best to create a Bridges index as soon as possible.
Index (PRX)
Child & Family Services
Adoption Services  Updated 9/1/2009 Adoption Subsidy Updated 9/1/2009
Bulletin Log (ADB)    
Adoption Services Manual (ADM)
Bulletin Log (AAB)    
Adoption Subsidy Manual (AAM)
Children's Foster Care  Updated 11/1/2009 Children's Guardianship Updated 10/1/2009  
Bulletin Log (FOB)    
Children's Foster Care Manual (FOM)
Bulletin Log (GDB)     Index (GDX)     Glossary (GDG)
Children's Guardianship Manual (GDM)
 
Children's Protective Services  Updated 11/1/2009 Rates Updated 10/05/2009
Bulletin Log (PSB)    
Children's Protective Services Manual (PSM)
Rates for Child Care Institutions and Placement Agencies
Child Support  
Michigan IV-D Child Support Manual Updated 9/3/2009 Policy Manuals Updated 10/1/2009
Michigan IV-D Child Support Manual
The Office of Child Support is in the process of moving all policy from the policy manuals and Action Transmittals (ATs) to the new Michigan IV-D Child Support Manual. During the transition to the new manual, some policy information will still be available in the policy manuals and ATs. When there is a conflict between these sources on a given topic, the Michigan IV-D Child Support Manual takes precedence. To research child support policy, look for your topic first in the new manual, then the ATs, then the policy manuals.
Child Support (CSM)  Bulletin (CSB)
Combined IV-D Policy (4DM)  Bulletin Log (4DB)
Friend of the Court (FOC)  Bulletin Log (FCB)
Prosecuting Attorney (PAH)  Bulletin (PAB)
Crime Codes Exhibit  Updated 2/12/2009
Crime Codes  
Early On ®  Updated 9/1/2008
Bulletin Log (EOB)      Index (EOX)
Early On Manual (EOM)
 
Juvenile Justice Field Services  Updated 7/1/2009
Bulletin Log (JJB)     Index (JRX)     Glossary (JRG)
Juvenile Justice Program (JJ1)
JJ Roles & Responsibilities (JJ2)
Offense Codes & DNA Profile Codes (JJ3)
Youth Placement (JJ4)
Agency Diversion & Support Services (JJ5)
Family & Youth Services (JJ6)
JJ Residential Placement (JJ7)
DHS Residential Programs (JJ8)
Interstate Compact for Juveniles (JJ9)
Appendices (JJA)
Juvenile Justice Residential  Updated 11/1/2009
Bulletin Log (JRB)     Index (JRX)     Glossary (JRG)
Overview (JR0)
Administration & Support Services (JR1)
Resident Programs (JR2)
Health Services (JR3)
Education (JR4)
Safety & Security (JR5)
Behavioral Management (JR6)
Native American Affairs  Updated 7/1/2009
Bulletin Log (NAB)     Index (NAX)     Glossary (NAG)
Indian Outreach Services (IOS)
Native American Affairs (NAA)
Tribal Agreements (TAM)
 
Reference Manuals  Updated 10/1/2009
Bulletin Log (RFB)     Index (RFX)
Forms & Publications (RFF)
Schedules (RFS)
Tables (RFT)
Services General Requirements  Updated 11/1/2009
Bulletin Log (SRB)     Index (SRX)     Glossary (SRG)
Services Requirements Manual (SRM)
 
State Emergency Relief  Updated 10/1/2009
Bulletin Log (ERB)     Index (ERX)     Glossary (ERG)
State Emergency Relief Manual (ERM)
 
Volunteer Services  Updated 10/1/2005
Bulletin Log (VSB)     Index (VSX)     Glossary (VSG)
Volunteer Services (VSM)

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