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How does the State agency ensure E&T participants receive targeted case management services through an efficient administrative process, per 7 CFR 273.7(c)(6)(ii)? Per contractual agreement, E&T Providers and Partners are to provide case management services to E&T participants. All SNAP recipients who are deemed appropriate and agree to participate in E&T automatically receive case management. Kentucky monitors to ensure E&T participants receive targeted case management services at least monthly via provider/partner meetings, analyzing monthly and yearly reports, and emailing between the state and contracted providers and partners. Four cases are reviewed during our monthly monitoring meetings. These system reviews will show what case management services were provided. How do your offered case management services support the participant in the E&T program and provide activities and resources that help the participant achieve program goals? Case management services begin with the referral. Case management services support the participant by barrier removal, access to a professional job coach, encouragement and regular check-ins, and referrals to community supports that help the participant to achieve their goals. How does the SNAP State agency ensure the case management services offered do not act as an impediment to successful participation in E&T? The state agency works with the E&T Providers and Partners on providing case management services. The Providers and Partners are flexible by working around the participants' E&T activity hours and requirements. They do not require in-office visits or remove them from their work site for meetings or workshops. Providers and Partners work closely with worksite supervisors to monitor progress, schedule meetings around participants' work hours, offer virtual meeting options, and meet in locations that are convenient and accessible. 1/29/26, 8:20 AM State Plan KY FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-kyfy26stateplan//index.html 30/142