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• If during the review of suitability for alternate E&T services, it is determined that the work registration status needs to be reviewed/reconsidered, detailed notes regarding observations or verifications received will be recorded in case notes. • IMPACT policy staff will review and make a request to state eligibility staff via email to the appropriate regional mailbox to review and reconsider work registration status as appropriate. • If the individual is determined to still be an ABAWD and remains non-compliant with work requirements in subsequent months, countable months will resume as appropriate.

Any time there is a provider determination, an alternate suitable activity should be pursued for the individual. IMPACT worker will discuss with eligibility worker and the eligibility worker will contact the client with this determination within 10 calendar days, and document when the notification occurs in the participant's case file. If the client is an ABAWD, they must also be informed that they might accrue countable months toward their three-month participation time limit the next full benefit month after the month during which the State contacted them unless they fulfill the work requirement, have good cause, live in a waived area or are otherwise exempt. If it is suspected that the individual should be exempt from work registration, or there is a need to revise an ABAWD monthly status, a request for review of work registration status or ABAWD monthly status should be submitted to eligibility staff via the appropriate regional mailbox.

2438.17.15 REGAINING ELIGIBILITY (S)

After an individual loses eligibility for failure to comply with the ABAWD work requirement, eligibility can be regained by meeting one of the requirements below. The individual must still meet the other eligibility requirements for SNAP. There is no limit on how many times an individual may regain eligibility and subsequently maintain eligibility by meeting the work requirements.

Eligibility can be regained by meeting one of the following requirements: • Working at least 80 hours in a 30-day period • Participating in approved employment and training activities for 20 hours per week (may not be averaged) for a total of 80 hours in a 30-day period. • Become exempt from Work Registration • The 36-month period expires, and a new 36-month period begins (f15) • Participating in a combination of work and an approved SNAP employment and training activity program for 20 hours per week for a total of 80 hours in a 30-day period

If an individual becomes exempt from work registration, then the individual is exempt from ABAWD work requirements.

An individual must verify having met at least one of the above noted conditions prior to becoming eligible for SNAP benefits. 2438.17.20 ABAWD ONE TIME, 3 MONTH EXTENSION (S)