Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
Information on adoption programs, adoption resources, locating birth parents and obtaining information from adoption records.
Information on Adult Protective Services, Independent Living Services, Adult Community Placement Services, and HIV/AIDS Support Services.
Information on child support services for participants and partners.
Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
Information on the Children's Foster Care program and becoming a Foster Parent.
Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
Information on treatment and services for juvenile offenders, success stories, and more.
Child Welfare Medical and Behavioral Health Resources
MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health (DEH) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
Multicultural Health
Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
Information on communicable & chronic diseases.
Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
Boards and Commissions
Bridge Card Participation Information on Electronic Benefits for clients and businesses, lists of participating retailers and ATMs, and QUEST.
Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals.
Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
Information on DHS Applications and Forms grouped by category.
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
Health Care Providers
Licensing information for Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged, Child Day Care Facilities, Child Caring Institutions, Children's Foster Care Homes, Child Placing Agencies, Juvenile Court Operated Facilities and Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps.
Michigan Statewide Systems of Care
Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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HIV Case Reporting and Data team members are part of the Surveillance and Epidemiology Section within the MDHHS Bureau of HIV and STI Programs. They work out of two offices (Lansing and Southfield) and are divided into both geographical and type-specific coverage specialties.
The Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) that oversee STI case reporting and data functions are part of the HIV and STI Field Services Section within the MDHHS Bureau of HIV and STI Programs and are located throughout Michigan. Their responsibilities are divided by geographical coverage areas of the state.
HIV Adult Case Reporting (for patients = 13 years of age)
New MDSS Users: MDSS requires authorization prior to accessing the system. Please first submit a system authorization request within SHOARS. For information about SHOARS including how to register and submit a system authorization request, please visit Michigan.gov/SHOARS. If there are any questions or concerns regarding this process, reach out to MDHHS-SHOARS-SUPPORT@michigan.gov.
HIV Pediatric Case Reporting (for patients < 13 years of age)
STI Case Reporting
Local health departments should complete this form when following up on a reported case of Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (DGI) in MDSS. Please update the form with available information from the provider and patient. Attach the completed form to the Patient 'Notes' tab in MDSS. Contact Jim Kent at kentj3@michigan.gov with questions about DGI and reporting.
CDC's Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) aims to understand how health threats affect pregnant persons and their infants by tracking pregnancy outcomes, birth defects, developmental problems and other disabilities. Michigan's SET-NET program is currently collecting data on perinatal syphilis cases from 2022-2026.
Laboratory/Rapid Testing Reporting
The HIV/STI Rapid Testing Lab Report Form is utilized to submit rapid testing results that are not electronically reported to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of HIV and STI Programs.
New Aphirm Users: Aphirm requires authorization prior to accessing the system. Please first submit a system authorization request within SHOARS. For information about SHOARS including how to register and submit a system authorization request, please visit Michigan.gov/SHOARS. If there are any questions or concerns regarding this process, reach out to MDHHS-SHOARS-SUPPORT@michigan.gov.
MC-234: Court Order for Counseling and Testing for Disease/Infection Under MCL 333.5129
(State Court Administrative Office, June 2019)
This form is used by the court under MCL 333.5129 to order confidential testing and counseling for STI, hepatitis B and C, and HIV.
Aphirm is a cloud-based data system created by Luther Consulting that is designed to collect and house HIV prevention measures related to CDC funding opportunity announcements PS18-1802 and PS 20-2010.
These measures include HIV test events entered at the individual tester level. Data are entered at the local level by funded local health departments and community benefit organizations. Aphirm data is de-identified prior to being uploaded to CDC through Evaluation Web for reporting purposes.
New Aphirm Users: Aphirm requires authorization prior to accessing the system. Please first submit a system authorization request within SHOARS. For information about SHOARS including how to register and submit a system authorization request, please visit Michigan.gov/SHOARS. If there are any questions or concerns regarding this process, reach out to MDHHS-SHOARS-SUPPORT@michigan.gov.
Health Care Professional's Guide to Disease Reporting in Michigan: A Summary of the Michigan Communicable Disease Rules
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, rev. January 2021)
The public health system depends upon reports of diseases and infections to monitor the health of the community and to provide the basis for preventive action. The prompt, required reporting by physicians, laboratory scientists, infection preventionists, and other care providers of both diagnosed and suspected communicable diseases/infections allows for timely action by local and state public health personnel.
Selecting Appropriate HIV Diagnostic Tests
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, July 2019)
Improved HIV detection tests offer the ability to detect HIV infection earlier and identify patients in the acute phase when high levels of virus increase the likelihood of transmitting infection. The recommendations in this guide allow for earlier detection of HIV and consequently, the increased possibility of reducing transmission.
Guidelines for Testing and Reporting: Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, rev. February 2024)
Physicians and other health care professionals providing medical treatment to birthing people are required, at the time of initial prenatal screening and examination, and during the third trimester, and at delivery in absence of previous testing results to test for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis, unless the birthing person refuses to be tested or the provider deems the tests are medically inadvisable. These guidelines are for healthcare professionals working in prenatal care, labor and delivery, and emergency services. (Per section 333.5123 of Michigan's Public Health Code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended).
Guidance for HIV Self-Testing Program Implementation and Data Reporting
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, rev. February 2022)
This document provides guidance on the creation of policies and procedures for program implementation and data entry for the HIV rapid self-administered over-the-counter (OTC) test (HIVST or rapid HIV self-test). This guidance is intended for use by programs funded or otherwise supported by MDHHS.
Suggested Reporting Language for the HIV Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Algorithm
(Association of Public Health Laboratories, April 2017)
To maximize public health impact, accurate, timely diagnostic HIV testing should be combined with clear result reporting and expedited linkage to medical care and services for infected people. Laboratory reports should state each test that was performed, the final assay result of each test, and the final algorithm interpretation for the specimen. The reporting language presented in this document is suggested for laboratories to use when reporting to healthcare providers and surveillance programs, but adjustments may be needed to meet individual facility or jurisdiction requirements.
False-Positive HIV Test Results Fact Sheet
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2018)
When a person is not infected with HIV but receives a positive test result, that result is considered a false positive. False-positive test results can occur due to technical issues associated with the test or biological causes. Generally, HIV tests have high specificity, meaning that there are few false-positive results and testing correctly classifies most uninfected individuals as uninfected.
HIV Testing Guidance for Health and Life Insurance Companies Licensed in Michigan
(Michigan Department of Community Health, rev. May 2008)
This document provides information about the legal requirements that pertain to health and life insurance companies licensed in Michigan to underwrite testing for the presence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).