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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. This determination is made at the time of FNS application, recertification, and/or when a change is reported. Eligibility workers assess all applicant households that include individuals ages 16 through 59 to ensure that each non-exempt household member: • Registers for work at the time of application and every twelve (12) months thereafter. • Participates in a MTAJ-NC if assigned. • Does not voluntarily, and without good cause, quit a job of 30 or more hours per week or reduce work effort to less than 30 hours per week. During the determination process, the eligibility worker enters all application information into the NC FAST system. All household members between ages 16 and 59 are screened for work registration. Work Registration policy guidelines are built into North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST) system. Caseworkers enters evidence related to work registration, and the system determines the member’s status based on programmed policy and entered evidence. All caseworkers are trained to establish work registration. If the NC FAST system is unavailable, caseworkers use job aids and established policy to determine work registration manually, including paper documentation, to ensure compliance. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? Work registration occurs when: 1. The appropriate work registration evidence (using work codes) is entered in the North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST); and 2. The DSS-8569 Consolidated Work Notice is completed, and the original is provided to the FNS units. A copy is filed in the case record. Document the case file that the DSS-8569 was provided by mail. The Eligibility Workers credentials are attached to the evidence in NC FAST. 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, 8:17 AM State Plan NC FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-ncfy26stateplan//index.html 20/218