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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 Provider Determination process begins when a SNAP CAN Provider determines that a SNAP CAN participant is ill-suited for the component they are enrolled in. If ill-suited for the provider’s component, the provider can enroll participants in another component in their organization, and will notify DERS Staff on the monthly PAS Report. When the SNAP CAN Provider does not have another appropriate component better suited for the participant, they will complete the Provider Determination form within ten calendar days. On the Provider Determination form, the SNAP CAN Provider provides a description of the situation and information that led them to make the decision that the participant is ill-suited for their component, along with recommendations for next steps based on their assessment. The SNAP CAN Provider is able to attach any additional documentation (e.g., incident reports, case notes, etc.) to the Provider Determination form to support their decision. The form is emailed to both DERS and DBME. DBME’s EBU will document the case file with the Provider Determination request and instructions to reassess the work registration and State-specific criteria at the next recertification. EBU will also upload the Provider Determination form and any additional information provided by the SNAP CAN Provider to the participant’s NA case file. At the next recertification, or when the participant contacts the NA eligibility staff, the FAA Eligibility Worker will complete the following: Reassess the physical and mental fitness of the individual using NA work requirement exemptions and apply State-specific criteria and coordinate with other federal, State, or local workforce or assistance programs to identify work opportunities or assistance for individuals. This will primarily be accomplished by providing the individual with the toll-free number to ARIZONA@WORK, which provides direct connection with various federal and State employment assistance agencies, along with partnering with various community and faith-based employment assistance programs. When a reassessment is completed, the FAA Eligibility Worker will code AZTECS with the appropriate referral or non-referral code, and will document the case file with the results of the reassessment. This information is transmitted to the JAS and is made available to SNAP CAN Staff. NOTE: A SNAP CAN Provider redetermination request is not an exemption from SNAP work requirements or ABAWD work requirements. Describe how the State agency notifies clients of a provider determination. DERS staff will notify the participant in writing, within ten calendar days of receiving a Provider Determination form, of what a Provider Determination is, the next steps the agency will take as a result of the Provider Determination at their next recertification, confirmation that they are not being sanctioned, contact information for DBME, and the option for the participant to contact SNAP Eligibility if they would like the Provider Determination process to be completed earlier than their next recertification. Additionally, this written notice will include ABAWD information and inform the participant that they will accrue countable months in the next full benefit month unless they fulfill an ABAWD work requirement, live in a waived area, or are exempt from ABAWD work requirements. The participant will be informed of the 1/27/26, 9:53 AM State Plan AZ FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-azfy26stateplan//index.html 43/130