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PROVIDER DETERMINATIONS In accordance with 7 CFR 273.7(c)(18) a State agency must ensure that E&T providers are informed of their authority and responsibility to determine if an individual is ill-suited for a particular E&T component. Describe the process used by E&T providers to communicate provider determinations to the State agency. Each provider can make a determination that a SNAPET participant is not a good fit for this component and has 10 days to inform the State agency that they have made a provider determination, and the State agency then has 10 days to inform the participant of the provider determination. Nevada’s SNAPET program staff work closely with its third-party partners. Primary communication is done through phone, email, and Microsoft Teams or a secure shared spreadsheet or data table. Describe how the State agency notifies clients of a provider determination. If a provider determines that a SNAPET participant is not a good fit for this component they have 10 days to inform the State agency that they have made a provider determination, and the State agency then has 10 days to inform the participant of the provider determination. The DSS SNAPET case manager will inform the participant either verbally or in writing of the provider determination and determine if the individual may be a good fit for another SNAPET component. If the individual is an ABAWD who does not live in a waivered area in Nevada, the DSS SNAPET case manager will also inform them that they would begin to accrue countable months toward their three-month time limit in the next full benefit month unless they have good cause or are exempt. The DSS SNAPET case manager will review the exemptions with the participant and report changes including the date of the change and information regarding ABAWD status to eligibility staff. The case would be updated accordingly, adhering to adverse rules, and a new notice of decision would be issued to the household advising of the changes to the case. The DSS SNAPET case manager will document in the electronic case file the provider determination and information discussed with the participant. What is the timeframe for contacting clients after receiving a provider determination? 1-3 Days 4-7 Days 8-10 Days 1/29/26, 9:18 AM State Plan NV FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-nvfy26stateplan//index.html 35/77