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SCREENING FOR REFERRAL TO E&T The State agency must screen each work registrant to determine if it is appropriate, based on State-specific criteria, to refer them to the E&T program per 7 CFR 273.7 (c)(2). State agencies may operate program components in which individuals elect to participate, per 7 CFR 273.7(e)(4). List the State-specific criteria eligibility workers use to screen individuals to determine if it is appropriate to refer them to the State's SNAP E&T program. After screening all individuals to see if they meet any exemptions from the general work requirements and/or ABAWD work requirement, the Ohio Benefits system will note if the individual is in the statewide target population defined in Ohio as unemployed ABAWDs. Those individuals within the target population who volunteer to participate in the SNAP E&T program are appropriate for referral to SNAP E&T. In addition, and at county option, county agencies may choose to serve individuals who are unemployed or underemployed and are seeking employment or to improve employment opportunities and have a barrier to employment. It is the county agency's responsibility to ensure that eligibility workers are aware of the optional populations served within their county. When a county chooses to serve additional populations and an individual meeting the county criteria volunteers to participate in SNAP E&T, they will also be found appropriate for referral to SNAP E&T. What information does the State provide to a SNAP recipient to explain SNAP E&T participation criteria? All SNAP approval notices contain information regarding Ohio's SNAP E&T program and how to submit a request to participate. Ohio's self service portal (SSP) has an information page that also contains information about the SNAP E&T program and how to request to participate. Ohio contracted with a third party vendor to create pamphlets that county agencies can personalize and utilize to market the SNAP E&T program to their county's defined populations. The screening tool within Ohio benefits populates the correlating oral notice of work requirements based on individual circumstances and also includes information regarding the SNAP E&T program and prompts the worker to inquire if the individual would like to participate in SNAP E&T. Lastly the written consolidated work notice that is generated from Ohio Benefits also includes information about the SNAP E&T program and ways an individual can request to participate. The screening tool within the Ohio Benefits system will generate a script of the oral notice of work requirements which also prompts the worker to provide information regarding the SNAP E&T program to the individual. How does the State document that the information has been provided? The caseworker puts a note in the case file within the Ohio Benefits system of what they told the participant. What is the State's model for screening and referral to SNAP E&T? Select all that apply. Reverse Referral Direct Referral 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 25/121