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PROVIDER DETERMINATIONS In accordance with 7 CFR 273.7(c)(18) a State agency must ensure that E&T providers are informed of their authority and responsibility to determine if an individual is ill-suited for a particular E&T component. Describe the process used by E&T providers to communicate provider determinations to the State agency. The E&T provider conducts an assessment and determines if the individual is not a good fit for the E&T component in which the individual is participating. If determined unfit, the provider informs the State of their determination. Providers know their program best and have flexibility to use their own judgement to determine if an individual is not a good fit for their program. E&T providers must not discriminate against protected classes when making providers determinations. Determinations are reviewed by A-RESET staff to ensure reasonable decisions are made and to ensure that Civil Rights laws are followed. The E&T provider will contact the County A-RESET staff and inform them of the provider determination within 10 days of determination via email or phone. A-RESET staff will review and process the determination and make a referral to another partner, if only unfit for a specific component or to the eligibility worker if determined to be unfit for A-RESET. Provider determinations are based on criteria, specific to an E&T provider, that establish who is likely to be successful in a particular E&T component. Describe how the State agency notifies clients of a provider determination. The State Agency will notify the client via mail or phone call to inform the client of provider determination and request a reassessment with the client within 10 days. The State office has created a provider determination form and a letter will be mailed to the participants within 10 days of being notified of provider determination. The case manager will add a case note in OACIS and notify Eligibility Staff within a timely manner that a provider determination has been made and the ABAWD is no longer participating in the A-RESET program. The eligibility worker will then treat this as a reported change for the household and process it according to regular SNAP policy. It is at this time the eligibility worker will inform the ABAWD that a provider determination was made, and that the month will not be counted as one of their 3 countable months. What is the timeframe for contacting clients after receiving a provider determination? 1-3 Days 4-7 Days 8-10 Days 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 33/192