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SCREENING FOR WORK REGISTRATION State agency eligibility staff must screen for federal exemptions from work registration, per 7 CFR 273.7(a). Describe how the State agency screens applicants to determine if they are work registrants. As a condition of eligibility, SNAP household members between the ages of 16 and 59 who do not qualify for an exemption must meet general work requirements (GWR), including work registration. Eligibility staff screen all applicants to determine if they are subject to SNAP work rules as part of the application process. As staff conduct the interview, review verifications and check available databases information is entered into BEACON and the SNAP Work Rules Screening page is updated with Yes/No radio buttons for each screening question and corresponding exemption. As the final step in the process the eligibility worker reviews the SNAP Work Rules Screening page and any remaining exemptions that have not been answered to determine if each household member is exempt from the General and ABAWD work rules. The responses to some of the questions are auto populated based on information recorded elsewhere in the BEACON record. To change these responses, the information on the applicable BEACON page must be updated accordingly. Examples of auto populated GWR screening question responses include: • Age related exemption • Age 16 or 17 and not the head of the SNAP household • Federally certified as disabled • Pregnancy • Exemptions tied to receipt of income or hours worked such as employment or unemployment compensation • Student status Other responses require the worker to select the applicable response. Examples of user updated GWR screening question responses include: • Exemptions related to the inability to work due to an illness disability that does not meet the federal certification standard • Caretaker status • Participation in a substance use treatment program If any of the screening questions are answered affirmatively, the applicant is exempt from the GWR and not required to register for work. If all screening questions are answered negatively, the applicant is not exempt and must register. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? Registration of non-exempt household members occurs when the client signs the SNAP application or recertification form. At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the written explanation of the applicable work requirements? Select all that apply. Point of Intake Point of Certification Reported change in the work registrant status of household members Point of Recertification State does not provide written explanation At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the oral explanation of the applicable work requirements? Select all that apply. Point of Intake Point of Certification Reported change in the work registrant status of household members Point of Recertification State does not provide oral explanation 1/29/26, 8:19 AM State Plan MA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mafy26stateplan//index.html 29/167