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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. SNAP applicants are screened by both the eligibility staff and the CHIMES system to determine their work registrant status. Business rules within CHIMES include applicable exemptions based on data entered by the eligibility staff from the application and interactive interview. CHIMES can recognize that the participant is exempt from the work registration rules if the participant is working over 30 hours per week, 60 or older, 16 or 17 and attending school, or an eligible student. Eligibility staff must enter “Yes” or “No” in the SNAP Work Registration question “Is there anyone in the household that has a work registration exemption?”, if for example: the participant is caring for a child under the age of 6 or caring for an incapacitated person the staff would enter “Yes." How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? The signed SNAP application and recertification forms are the only verification needed to meet the requirement of registering for work. 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 At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the oral 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 oral explanation 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 21/103