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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL ABAWDS Section 106 Page 2

106.3 Screening (continued) requirements. Failure to screen individuals may result in households being under or overpaid SNAP benefits. Payment errors will count toward our Quality Control (QC) payment error rate. The Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) system is automated to complete ABAWD screening for each individual based on the case information entered. A Local Department of Social Services (LDSS) may elect to use an ABAWD screening tool separate from E&E. A printable copy of a screening tool is available for the LDSS office, SNAP outreach partners, and other community partners who assist us with screening when they complete an application for a customer requesting SNAP benefits. Whenever a screening tool is used, it must be scanned or uploaded to Case Documents. NOTE: Remember that if the information in E&E is not correct and/or verification is not scanned and uploaded into Case Documents, it is the same as if it doesn’t exist. 106.4 ABAWD Exceptions The 3 month ABAWD time limit does not apply to an individual if they are: A. Under age 18, B. Age 65 or older, C. Determined by the state agency to be medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment. An individual is medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment if they: a. Are receiving temporary or permanent disability benefits issued by governmental or private sources, b. Is obviously mentally or physically unfit for employment as determined by the state agency or eligibility worker, c. If the unfitness is not obvious, they provide a statement from a (licensed) physician, physician’s assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, designated representative of the physician’s office, psychologist, social worker, or any other medical

REVISED SEPTEMBER 2025