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When does screening for referral to E&T occur? Select all that apply. Initial Certification Recertification Reported change in the work registrant status of households Other Describe the process for screening for direct referral to E&T, including the staff involved. At a minimum, while screening for SNAP work requirement status, eligibility workers are asked to explain that clients may elect to participate in the SNAP Path to Work program on a voluntary basis regardless of exemption status. Interested clients are advised to visit the SNAP Path to Work website and provided with contact information for the SNAP E&T unit (toll free SNAP E&T Line). Eligibility workers may also make warm hand offs to a SNAP E&T Specialist if a client is ready to enroll, would like help exploring their options, or has questions about the program. On rare occasions when a referral originates with DTA, an E&T Specialist will refer the client to a provider verbally or via secure email. Once the provider has communicated with the client and both parties have agreed to proceed with the enrollment, the provider submits the PSI and participation plan via PATH where it is addressed by SNAP E&T staff. More common than a formal referral from DTA, is that a prospective participant expresses interest in a program via the SNAP Path to Work website by filling out the Learn More About This Provider form. After confirming that the person who completed the form is a potential SNAP Path to Work participant, a DTA SNAP E&T Specialist will share the entered information with the provider who will reach out to the client to explore possible program enrollment and initiate the reverse referral process if appropriate. When does the screening for a reverse referral request occur? While SNAP clients receive information about the availability of SNAP Path to Work services as part of the oral explanation and consolidated notice following SNAP work requirement screening, SNAP E&T screening occurs on demand whenever a potential SNAP E&T participant is screened in as a likely SNAP E&T participant by a contracted SNAP Path to Work Provider who initiates the reverse referral process. Describe the process for screening during the reverse referral request process, including the staff involved. Contracted SNAP E&T providers screen potential participants for likely SNAP E&T eligibility by asking if and which DTA benefits are received (to establish non TANF-SNAP recipient status) and conducting an assessment to determine if the person has an employment goal as well as what their interests, strengths, and needs are. The role(s) of the provider staff who conduct the screening and assessment vary by organization. Some organizations have dedicated intake specialists, at others, case managers or other program staff conduct screenings. The proposed enrollments of those who appear to be SNAP E&T eligible are then entered on PATH by the provider (reverse referral). Entered enrollments are retrieved by the SNAP E&T case manager (eligibility worker) who officially refers eligible SNAP participants to the E&T program by sending an email to the DTA SNAP E&T Specialist team. Are participants informed about participant reimbursements before the individual is referred to E&T by eligibility staff? Yes No How are participants informed about participant reimbursements? Participants are informed about the availability of participant reimbursements via program promotional material, DTA notices, during the provider screening process, and on an as needed basis throughout their participation in the program. The Consolidated Notice contains the following language: “SNAP Path to Work Free Job Training! If you get SNAP, you may qualify for free education and training to help you achieve your career goals. SNAP Path to Work participants may qualify for transportation support. If you need childcare to help you participate in Path to Work, you may qualify for childcare assistance. Learn more: SNAPPathToWork.org. For more information or a referral to a SNAP Path to Work activity, call 888-483-0255.” SNAP Path to Work participants’ need for program supports are identified and addressed by SNAP Path to Work providers on a case-by-case basis as part of the referral and assessment processes and as the need arises. Providers are required to complete an assessment with clients as part of the intake process. The assessment includes questions about potential barriers to program participation and/or employment, creating an opportunity to talk about provider and/or DTA issued reimbursements (called supports in MA). 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 31/167