Michigan action guide · Verified July 29, 2026
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An HSW, planning, or notice step arrived

Build the Individual Plan of Service

Use person-centered planning to turn goals, assessed needs, services, safeguards, delivery choices, and backup arrangements into the Individual Plan of Service.

Official sources checked 2026-07-29

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Michigan person-centered planning

Before you start

  • Assessment, goals, preferences, communication needs, routines, health and safety needs, housing and employment goals, service options, provider or self-direction preferences, natural supports, and backup plans.

Who to contact

Use the official destination above, the CMHSP serving the county, its Customer Services unit, the assigned supports coordinator, or the exact contact on the controlling notice.

Find the CMHSP serving the county

Step by step

  1. Prepare goals, non-negotiables, risks, preferred participants, and questions.
  2. Review each proposed service, amount, frequency, delivery option, safeguard, owner, and backup plan.
  3. Obtain the completed plan and separately confirm each authorization, provider response, staffing arrangement, and start.

Expected next

A draft or completed Individual Plan of Service, revision request, authorization event, or documented next step.

Save this proof

Assessment, pre-planning notes, drafts, meeting record, final plan, revisions, authorizations, and contacts.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Ask the supports coordinator and Customer Services which assessed need, plan element, approval, or notice remains unresolved.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Build the Individual Plan of Service checklist

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.

  • Owner and date started
  • Documents supplied
  • Confirmation or notice
  • Current status
  • Next event and date
  • Escalation contact

Derived from 2026 PIHP Customer Services Standards, Michigan person-centered planning, Michigan self-directed services

Official resources

Limits

A person-centered plan does not itself prove Medicaid or HSW eligibility, funding, authorization, provider acceptance, staffing, or service start.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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