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Title 7: SNAP Page 30 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Work Registration Revised June 20, 2025 Work Registration Process The work registration status of a household member may change during the certification period. When a change is reported that may affect mandatory work registration status of a household member, begin by following the policies in 7-G for acting on changes to determine whether the reported change requires immediate action. If the change requires action, see the policies Changing From Exempt to MWR and Changing From MWR to Exempt. These policies provide the process to change the mandatory work registration status of certified household members. If the change doesn’t require action based on the household’s reporting requirements, hold the information and take appropriate action at the next recertification. Changing From Exempt to MWR Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.7(b), 7 CFR 273.7(c)(1)(ii) When a household reports a change in circumstances that results in a member losing an exemption from mandatory work registration or when a new member joining the household is subject to work rules, the system automatically mails form 470-5674 or 470-5674(S), SNAP Work Rules, to the individual. If issuing a manual NOD, give or mail form 470-5674 or 470-5674(S), SNAP Work Rules, right away to the person who is subject to the work rules. You must also provide a verbal explanation of the work requirements to the member who lost the exemption or the new household member subject to the work requirements as noted above. This includes when a person’s status changes from MWR exempt to ABAWD or potential ABAWD. See 7-I, ABAWD Status Notification. Make the system entry to show the person’s mandatory work registration status. Changing From MWR to Exempt Legal reference: 441 IAC 65.28(5) When a change is reported during the household’s certification period that indicates a person has become exempt from work registration, act on the change.  If verification is not necessary in order to allow the exemption, make the system entry right away to change the person to exempt.  If verification is necessary to allow the exemption, give the household 10 days to verify the circumstances keep the person coded on the system as an MWR until the verification is returned. Make the system entries to show the person’s exempt status when you receive the verification. Do not cancel a person for the sole reason that the person fails to verify an exemption from work registration. If this happens, keep the person coded as an MWR on the system until you receive verification.