{"ref":"MI-HC-ETH-02","title":"Client Money, Property, and Prevention of Theft","category":"Ethics","summary":"Protects clients' money and belongings: workers never take, borrow or control a client's money, cards or property; shopping and errands follow a receipt-and-change procedure recorded on a form the client signs; money management under community living supports means helping the client manage, never managing for them; and suspected theft or exploitation is reported at once, investigated, and handled as a critical incident and an adult protective services report where it applies.","inShort":["Never take, borrow or hold a client's money, cards, PIN or belongings.","For shopping, write the amount given, bring back the receipt and change, and have the client initial the record.","Never mix the client's shopping with your own.","If money or property goes missing, call your supervisor the same shift.","Suspected exploitation of a vulnerable adult must be reported to Adult Protective Services at 855-444-3911."],"primaryCitation":"MCL 400.11","citations":["MCL 400.11(c)","MCL 400.11a","MPM MI Choice Waiver §4.1.D","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.13","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.17","MPM MI Choice Waiver §10.4.A","MPM MI Choice Waiver §10.4.C","MPM Home Help §2.2","MPM Home Help §3"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Walk me through how your worker does a client's grocery shopping and returns the change.","What happens when a client says money is missing?"],"forms":[{"ref":"MI-HC-ETH-02-A","title":"Client Shopping and Money Handling Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (MCL 400.11)","5. Rules for Every Worker","6. Shopping and Errands","7. Money Management Under Community Living Supports","8. Suspected Theft, Loss or Exploitation","9. Responsibilities","10. Records and Compliance Monitoring","11. Staff Training","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"mi-hca","state":"Michigan","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}