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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. If a provider finds a participant is not a good fit for one component but determines the participant may be appropriate for another component, the provider may switch them to the other component. The employability plan must be updated with documented participant involvement and provided to the participant. When a participant is enrolled in a component, but it’s determined that the participant is no longer appropriate for the component, and the Provider does not have another appropriate component available for the participant, HHS must be notified. Provider determinations must be based on the participant’s inability to meet program participation requirements and program enrollment criteria that establishes likelihood of successful participation. A Provider must notify IWD at the time, no later than 5 days from the date, a Provider Determination is made using the HHS Notification function within the SNAP Module of IowaWORKS or via email. IWD has a responsibility to notify HHS within 10 days of the provider determination Describe how the State agency notifies clients of a provider determination. The E&T Eligibility Specialist will make the required notification to the E&T Participant, within 10 days, and take one of the required actions: 1) refer the individual to an appropriate E&T component. 2) refer the individual to an appropriate workforce partnership, if available. 3) re-assess the individual’s physical and mental fitness. 4) to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate with other Federal, State, or local workforce or assistance programs to identify work opportunities or assistance for the individual. The Provider Determination notification is sent via mail to the participant and includes the following information: • Reason for the provider determination. • Available options and next steps E&T Eligibility Specialist will take as a result. • Contact info for the E&T Eligibility Specialist. • Explanation of how the determination will affect the participant’s ABAWD time limits for SNAP benefits (when applicable). What is the timeframe for contacting clients after receiving a provider determination? 1-3 Days 4-7 Days 8-10 Days 1/28/26, 11:53 AM State Plan IA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-iafy26stateplan//index.html 34/105