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State Plan NM FY26 - Original Submission Page of 26 77 Complete the ET003 (E&T College Reverse Referral form) and give it to the student. NMHCA Eligibility Worker Responsibilities: Review the form to ensure all areas are completed, including the name and title of the college representative that completed the form. Determine if the student has an active SNAP case or pending application in ASPEN + to process this form; if a SNAP case is not found, provide the individual with an application. If an interview is needed, please follow the QuiKGuide guidance, and update the necessary screens, such as Employment Services, and Education screens to correctly reflect student eligibility. Once the interview is completed and the case is fully processed, review the SNAP EDG to ensure the student exemption is correct. Once SNAP is certified, review pending correspondence to ensure correct Notice of Case Action (NOCA) is generated along with the E&T Welcome Letter (ET001). Inform the student that an E&T referral will be automatically generated, and the E&T Service Provider will attempt contact within 5 business days. If successful contact cannot be made with the participant, the participant will be disenrolled from the E&T program and the referral will be closed out SNAP E&T has created an MR-25-04. This manual revision reflects the guidance on how to process the ET003 Are participants informed about participant reimbursements before the individual is referred to E&T by eligibility staff? Yes No How are participants informed about participant reimbursements? EW inform participants about reimbursements once the individual has volunteered for the program in SNAP E&T. As part of the overview of SNAP E&T, the individual receives information about what is eligible for reimbursement, and how to request and contact information for NMHCA. Participants are notified verbally using the following language: As part of the interview process, during the screening of SNAP General Work Requirements and the information about SNAP E&T program. The participant explained what the program is components, and at this time informed them about the reimbursements for participating in SNAP E&T program. The participant can only receive up to 1,200.00 a year FFY from October 1,2025 to September 30,2026.