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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. During the initial interview process, the eligibility worker is to utilize the screening tool in the Ohio Benefits system for screening to determine and document the exemption status and work requirement (when applicable) of each individual. Every SNAP recipient in Ohio is required to be work registered unless they meet one of the following exemptions: • An individual younger than sixteen years of age • A sixteen- or seventeen-year-old who is attending school, enrolled in an employment and training program on at least a half-time basis or who is not the assistance group name • An individual sixty years of age or older • A parent or other assistance group member who is responsible for the care of a dependent child under age six or an incapacitated person. • An individual receiving Unemployment Compensation (UC) or applied and is complying with UC work requirements. • Physically or mentally unfit for employment as determined by a medical provider or the county agency • Applied for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and SNAP at the Social Security office • Regularly participating in a drug or alcohol treatment/rehabilitation program • Student enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education and meets the student eligibility requirements in Ohio Administrative Code rule 5101:4-6-04 • Subject to and complying with any work requirement under the OWF program • Employed or self-employed at least 30 hours a week or receiving earnings equal to federal minimum wage times 30 hours. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? The Ohio Benefits system identifies if an individual is work registered and ABAWD required. These statuses are evaluated each time the screening tool is completed and each time a case is ran. Additionally, caseworkers enter in case journal notes in Ohio Benefits that individual is not exempt. There is an indicator in the system that identifies the individual as a work registrant, when appropriate. This indicator will ensure the individual receives a written consolidated notice with the work registration requirements. 1/29/26, 9:30 AM State Plan OH FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-ohfy26stateplan//index.html 23/121