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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. The MDHHS eligibility specialist will screen the individual for any deferrals/exemptions the individual may qualify for at application, redetermination, member add and when a deferral/exemption is ending. The MDHHS eligibility specialist collects data about each individual through the Bridges interview driver flow. Bridges also screens for potential deferral/exemption and the determination will display for the eligibility specialist. This data determines work participation status and calculates the appropriate deferral/participation reason code that is stored on the MDHHS Data Warehouse. These systems track work registrants, ABAWDs, and those who are deferred from the general work requirements and the ABAWD work requirement. A Work Registrant Indicator is visible to MDHHS specialists in Bridges in the FAP EDG eligibility information box. In addition, the MDHHS specialist will review any work requirements the individual may be required to meet at application, redetermination, member add or when an individual has a deferral ending. The individual will be sent the MDHHS-6015, Food Assistance Program Work Requirements Notice (Consolidated Work Notice), at application, redetermination, member add and when an exemption is ending to notify the individual of any work requirements they may be subject to. When a FAP recipient is determined to be a work registrant, they will also receive notice of this on the DHS-1605, Notice of Case Action. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? Work registration is accomplished when an individual signs the Assistance Application either in-person or through the online e-signature process. The MDHHS eligibility specialist collects data about each individual through the Bridges driver flow. Based on data collection information, Bridges identifies potential exemptions and the determination will display for the eligibility specialist. This data determines work participation status and the appropriate deferral/participation reason code that is stored on the MDHHS Data Warehouse. These systems track work registrants, ABAWDs, and those who are deferred from the general work requirements and the ABAWD work requirement. A Work Registrant Indicator constitutes the individual as being work registered and is visible to MDHHS specialists in Bridges, in the FAP EDG Eligibility information box. 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 1/29/26, 8:18 AM State Plan MI FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mify26stateplan//index.html 25/181