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ASSESSMENT Does the State require or provide an assessment? Yes No Who conducts the assessment? Select all that apply. State Agency E&T Provider Self-Assessment Intermediary Local Office Other Explain who else conducts the assessment. County agencies may have a contract or agreement with a third-party to conduct all or part of the comprehensive assessment. When a third-party administers the assessment, it is to include, at a minimum, the same information that would otherwise be collected during a comprehensive assessment using Ohio benefits and the information gathered by the third-party is to be promptly entered into Ohio benefits. When are participants assessed? County agencies are to conduct a comprehensive assessment of each individual referred to SNAP E&T, using the Ohio benefits system. For unemployed ABAWDs who have requested to participate and referred to SNAP E&T, the comprehensive assessment is to be conducted within fifteen days of the individual requesting to participate in SNAP E&T or approval of benefits, whichever is later. For all others, the assessment is to be conducted within thirty days of the date the indivdiual requested to participate in SNAP E&T or approval of SNAP benefits whichever is later. Describe the assessment. List the tools used in the assessment. A comprehensive assessment includes but is not limited to a review of the referred individual's occupational skills, prior work experience, employability, interest, aptitudes, supportive services and development needs. It will also assist the SNAP E&T case manager in scoring the individual's status across five areas of well-being and the scores will be regularly updated to reflect progress made in the SNAP E&T program. This will be known as the well-being score. The five areas of scoring include: • Family stability; • Well-being; 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 33/121