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How does the State communicate to the SNAP participant about their rights to receive participant reimbursements? Select all that apply. Orally Electronic Forms Physical Forms Emails Text Messages Other How is information about the referral communicated to E&T providers, as applicable? Once an individual is identified as volunteering to participate in the SNAP E&T program, appropriate for referral and the information/assignment is entered into the Ohio Benefits system, a document is generated and mailed to the provider with the individual’s information and assignment details. Additionally, there is a provider portal where providers can log in to view the same information and enter failures that the county agency can view. How is information about the referral communicated within the State agency? Once an individual is identified as volunteering to participate in the SNAP E&T program and is found appropriate for referral, the information/assignment is entered into the Ohio Benefits system by the county agency worker. It can be a county agency worker that does SNAP eligibility and SNAP E&T or just SNAP E&T. Due to varying county structures and processes, internal communications differ and include sending an email to the appropriate worker, sending a referral form to the SNAP E&T worker via the Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS), or exchanging information during team meetings regarding a particular participant. After referral, what additional steps does the E&T participant take to access the program? Select all that apply. Assessment Orientation Meet with case manager Other Explain the participant's next step to access the program. After referral to the E&T program, a comprehensive assessment will be conducted. If the individual does not have at least an associate’s degree, a basic skills assessment will also be completed. The county agency is to select assessment instruments that are valid and appropriate for the population and identify them in its SNAP E&T plan. During the comprehensive assessment, county agencies will complete initial case management 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 31/121