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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. DEAE staff conducts the certification interview, by telephone or in-person, and determines SNAP eligibility. Individuals are work registered when an application for SNAP/TANF is signed and submitted for eligibility determination. During the certification interview, the eligibility specialists screen the applicant to determine if the individual is in fact a work registrant and subject to work requirements. The eligibility specialist explains applicable work requirements to the individual using the MS SNAP Work Requirements Oral Script and provides this information to the household in writing via through the F936 MS SNAP Work Requirements Notice following certification. The F936 MS SNAP Work Requirements Notice (consolidated work notice) is issued within 24-hours of SNAP case approval. If the case is pending additional verification for eligibility determination, the F936 is then released within 24-hours of SNAP case approval upon receipt of requested information. Eligibility specialists must inform SNAP eligible households of the following: obligation to meet work registration requirements, the SNAP work rules and requirements as a condition of eligibility, the ABAWD time limits, and available employment and training opportunities. Eligibility specialists must make every attempt to verify household circumstances through data matching, mailing or uploading verification. When an eligibility specialist identifies an ABAWD, the individual is then screened for exception or exemption from the monthly work requirements. The consolidated work requirements notice is issued to all households with individuals subject to the work requirements. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? Eligibility specialist work registers all non-exempt individuals for work at the time of certification and/or recertification when the application is signed and submitted. The individual and the case are coded according to the individual’s registration designation on the Work Registration (WORE) screen in MAVERICS. Work registration is prerequisite to certification. The eligibility specialist documents the case record affirming all household members have been screened and registered for employment on the Interactive Interview Documentation (IIDO) screen and the Forms/Explanation (FOES) screen in MAVERICS. A copy of the SNAP/TANF application is scanned into the individual case records located in iManage Worksite. 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 MS FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-msfy26stateplan//index.html 21/104