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REFERRAL TO E&T In accordance with 7 CFR 273.7(c)(2), in order to participate in SNAP E&T, the State agency must make the referral. The referral method may vary from participant to participant. What information does the State provide to E&T participants when they are referred? Select all that apply. Information about accessing E&T services Case Management Dates Contact information Other How is the referral communicated? Select all that apply. Orally Electronic Forms Physical Forms Emails Text Messages Other If the State receives a reverse referral request from an E&T provider, what steps does the State take? Contracted SNAP E&T providers screen potential participants for likely SNAP E&T eligibility, share information about the program and the availability of provider and/or DTA issued participant supports/reimbursements, and collect PSI signatures as part of the screening process. The proposed enrollment is then entered on PATH by the provider (reverse referral). The entered information is checked against BEACON data in real time and a preliminary determination about SNAP E&T eligibility is made. Providers may request manual review of enrollments that were not initially determined eligible by PATH and proceed with the referral by providing additional information. Entered enrollments are retrieved by the SNAP E&T Unit 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. DTA SNAP E&T Specialists disposition enrollments on PATH for the provider organizations that they are assigned to support. Requests for DTA issued participant supports that accompany enrollments are also dispositioned by SNAP E&T Specialists. Providers receive enrollment decisions as notifications within the PATH system and can also search for enrollments by client ID, enrollment status (pending/approved/denied), program, and/or other search criteria. How does the State communicate to the SNAP participant that they are in SNAP E&T? Select all that apply. Orally Electronic Forms Physical Forms Emails Text Messages Other Explain the other methods the State uses to communicate to the SNAP participant that they are in SNAP E&T. With the reverse referral model, once an enrollment request has been approved, this information is conveyed to the participant by the provider. Additionally, when a provider enters a Permission to Share Information (PSI) form on PATH, the participant receives a BEACON generated notice reminding them that the signed PSI authorizes the exchange of information between the named SNAP Path to Work provider and DTA 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 33/167