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Describe the process for screening for direct referral to E&T, including the staff involved. Eligibility Workers screen all Food Assistance applicants to determine if they are subject to the work requirements or if they are exempt. This is done by reviewing the applicant’s work registration codes, which are assigned at application approval. They will also screen applicants to see if they are ABAWDs and subject to the time limits. Those individuals who are ABAWDs and/or subject to the work requirements are additionally asked three screening questions (see IX.a) to gauge their appropriateness for A-RESET. The answers to these questions are recorded in the eligibility system. If applicants who are exempt from the work requirement express interest in participating in A-RESET, the eligibility worker will screen them given A-RESET’s voluntary nature. This does not include those who are wholly ineligible to participate in SNAP E&T (e.g., receiving TANF). When does the screening for a reverse referral request occur? An initial screening is completed during each initial interview, at recertification and when new household members are added, ages 16-65. A-RESET case managers refer back to this screening when a reverse referral is received. Describe the process for screening during the reverse referral request process, including the staff involved. Screenings occur at each initial and recertification interview and when new household members are added, ages 16-65, and are determined by eligibility staff. Once a case manager receives a reverse referral from a Partner, the case manager refers to the screening that has already occurred. Are participants informed about participant reimbursements before the individual is referred to E&T by eligibility staff? Yes No How are participants informed about participant reimbursements? Participants are informed in various ways, which include a handout during their certification interview, an invitation letter sent by DHR case managers to participate in the program, and during Orientations conducted by A-RESET case managers, DHR or Providers. 1/27/26, 9:44 AM State Plan AL FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-alabamafy26stateplan//index.html 20/192