2 Michigan already has faced millions of dollars in penalties because of its high error rate in the Food Stamp program. Policy suggests that Child Day Care may be denied because of failure to undergo drug testing. This portion of the policy suggests that Child Day Care may be denied because the family must pursue FIP as a potential resource. However, according to Child Day Care policy, clients must only pursue FIP if they have no potential source of income , clearly not the case for a person seeking or receiving employment-related Child Day Care. Policy suggests that Medicaid may be terminated when a FIP case is closed based on noncompliance with substance abuse assessment or treatment.
Policy fails to guarantee transportation assistance for assessment and treatment.
Instead, the individual must prove that they are entitled to Medicaid transportation, under an extremely restrictive policy. If transportation has been provided to the client at no cost, it is reasonable to expect them to do so, except in extreme circumstances or hardship. Thus any individual who has a vehicle or a relative with a vehicle is denied transportation help . Additionally, the Medicaid transportation policy specifically denies transportation help for AA or NA meetings , which may be an important component of treatment for individuals with substance abuse problems. According to the policy, the purpose of drug testing is to identify individuals for whom substance abuse is a barrier to employment.