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• Participant enrolled in SNAP E&T program and is actively participating in a qualifying component. • Participant is no longer participating in a qualifying component in the SNAP E&T program. • Participant participated in SNAP E&T program for 80 hours in a 30 consecutive day period (more than 40 hours in a qualifying component). • Participant is not suited for SNAP E&T (Provider Determination), reassess for other ABAWD exemptions. Describe how the State agency shares new policies, procedures, or other information with the intermediary or other E&T provider. SNAP E&T Coordinator conducts bi-weekly meeting with Maximus. SNAP E&T Coordinator will also meet with Maximus when needed for updates on SNAP E&T policies and procedures. The E&T Coordinator will work with Maximus to ensure quarterly meetings are provided to conduct trainings on topics such as referrals, client status forms, Civil Rights, provider determinations, participant activities, counting participant hours, reporting measures and tracking. Montana maintains and revises the SNAP E&T Contractors Handbook which contains SNAP E&T policies and procedures. Once revised the handbook is emailed to Maximus. Montana’s SNAP E&T Coordinator also maintains open communication through email, phone calls, and additional meetings if needed. Describe how the State agency, intermediaries, and E&T providers share participant data and information. Include the names of any MIS systems (or other modes of communication) used. The SNAP E&T Coordinator has open communication with Maximus the SNAP E&T contractor. If needed, Maximus passes information on to the SNAP E&T sub-contractors within Big Horn, Yellowstone (HRDC7), Flathead and Lincoln Counties (CAPNW), and Fergus, Petroleum, Musselshell, Golden Valley, Wheatland, and Judith Basin counties (HRDC6). Maximus has view only access to Montana’s CHIMES system and the state document management system Perceptive. SNAP E&T case managers can determine that participants have been determined SNAP eligible at referral and monthly. This access reduces errors of participants receiving benefits they are not entitled to. If errors or concerns are discovered, the E&T case managers working for Maximus and the E&T case managers working with the sub-contractors, communicates with the Maximus supervisor who then communicate directly with the SNAP E&T Coordinator via email, TEAMS meeting or phone call. Maximus notifies SNAP eligibility staff of a participant’s status by emailing the Employment and Training Participant Status form (DPHHS-HCS/SNAP-010) within 10 days of a participants change in status. If the State uses a MIS system, describe the E&T related data that is tracked and stored in those systems (e.g. referrals, noncompliance with program requirements, provider determination, etc.), and whether the system(s) interact with each other. Maximus has view only access to the CHIMES MIS system which collects referral and eligibility data. The SNAP E&T referral is inputted into CHIMES by the eligibility worker. Maximus uses TuaPath, their case management system which collects SNAP E&T data for the annual report and the FNS-583. CHIMES sends SNAP E&T referrals directly to TuaPath. Describe the State agency’s process for monitoring E&T providers’ program and fiscal operations. Include plans for direct monitoring such as visits, as well as indirect monitoring such as reviewing program data, financial invoices, etc. 1/29/26, 8:17 AM State Plan MT FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mtfy26stateplan//index.html 18/103