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ASSESSMENT Does the State require or provide an assessment? Yes No Who conducts the assessment? Select all that apply. State Agency E&T Provider Self-Assessment Intermediary Local Office Other When are participants assessed? All SNAP E&T participants are required to have a completed employability assessment, MDHS-EA-572 SNAP E&T Employability Assessment or MDHS-EA-504 Skills2Work Application and Assessment, prior to placement in a work activity. Assessments are completed annually during the scheduled E&T orientation/assessment session. The responses and results of the assessment are entered in CaseMod. A copy of the MDHS-EA-572 and/or MDHS-EA-504 is scanned into the SNAP E&T electronic file in iManage. Updates to the assessments may be completed as often as deemed appropriate, based on changes in household circumstances. Skills2Work (S2W) Partners also have the ability to complete the MDHS-EA-504 Skills2Work Application and Assessment when submitting a reverse referral. The E&T provider submits the documents to MDHS' EAE staff via email and enter the assessment responses into the E&T case management system. A copy of the MDHS-EA-504 is scanned into the SNAP E&T electronic file in iManage. Upon termination of current CaseMod system on December 31, 2025, eligibility specialists will continue to scan a copy of the assessment and summary report into the SNAP E&T electronic file in iManage. Describe the assessment. List the tools used in the assessment. The SNAP Employment & Training Employability Assessment is completed by MDHS’ Eligibility Specialist and S2W Lead Navigators. MDHS’ Eligibility Specialist complete the assessment during the participant’s E&T orientation appointment session. The responses and results of the assessment are entered into the CaseMod system. If CaseMod is unavailable at the time of orientation, a paper version of the assessment is utilized until CaseMod is available. Once CaseMod is available, the assessment responses are entered, and the paper assessment is scanned into the participant’s electronic case record. E&T 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 30/104