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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. The RI State Eligibility System (Bridges) prompts ETs to collect information which then leads to the identification of a work registrant. During the design of this portion of the eligibility system, DHS worked closely with Deloitte to create data collection that would identify work registrants based on FNS criteria. A standard operating procedure was developed in 2024. In April 2025, the Bridges system was fixed to calculate work registrant earning wages at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? The 511 form is used as a means to work register non-exempt individuals. The form is completed for all work registrants by an ET during intake and recertification interviews. Staff are required to case note the referral. The 511 form is required to be scanned into the electronic case file by the ET and then SCW. The first is proof of referral to E&T and second reflects assessment by SCW for proper referral based on customers’ responses. The SOP clarifies these expectations. At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the written explanation of the applicable work requirements? Select all that apply. Point of Intake Point of Certification Reported change in the work registrant status of household members Point of Recertification State does not provide written explanation At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the oral explanation of the applicable work requirements? Select all that apply. Point of Intake Point of Certification Reported change in the work registrant status of household members Point of Recertification State does not provide oral explanation 1/29/26, 9:35 AM State Plan RI FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-rify26stateplan//index.html 14/89