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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. The New HEIGHTS computerized eligibility system is used to determine participant work registration status during the initial benefit eligibility interview and each subsequent benefit redetermination. New HEIGHTS automatically reports all work registrants each month by exemption status, otherwise not exempted under 7 CFR 273.7(b)(1)) to prevent duplication. This report is called the NRP583RA and ensures that participants are counted as work registrants, no more than once in a Federal Fiscal Year. New HEIGHTS recalculates work registration status every time a case is run. At a minimum, this would mean at every recertification the status is recalculated. No more than 12 months would pass between work registration status determinations. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? Work registration status is calculated automatically by New HEIGHTS each time a benefit eligibility determination is made. The work registration status for each individual in a case can be viewed on the Work Program Status screen and is denoted as Mandatory, Exempt, or Voluntary. 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, 9:16 AM State Plan NH FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-nhfy26stateplan//index.html 17/59