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99 8 . 3 T H E A G E N C Y ’ S R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S F O R W O R K R E G I S T R A T I O N The Agency must register for work each household member not exempted by the provisions of Section 8.2 Exemptions from Work Requirements. Household members are considered to have registered when the application or annual recertification form is signed and filed as well as the registration is recorded on the CHIP EMPR screen as noted above in Section 8.1. NOTE: The Economic Services worker is responsible for determining the exemption status of each household member. If a determination is made to exempt a household member from the work requirements, verification is only required if the information provided is inconsistent with the information already available, is questionable, or is specifically required (such as Drug Addiction and Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation Program Participant, Employed, Incapacitated/Disability, Students, etc.) During the certification process, the Agency must provide a written notice and oral explanation to the household of all applicable work requirements for all members of the household and identify which household member is subject to which work requirement. These work requirements include the general work requirement in Section 8.2 Exemptions From Work Requirements, and the ABAWD work requirement in Section 8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement. The notice also includes information pertaining to the voluntary SNAP E&T program. This written notice and oral explanation must also be provided to the household when a previously exempt household member or new household member (including a previously sanctioned individual) becomes subject to these work requirements and at recertification. The consolidated written notice must include all pertinent information related to each of the applicable work requirements, including: An explanation of each applicable work requirement; which individuals are subject to which work requirement; exemptions from each applicable work requirement; an explanation of the process to request an exemption (including contact information to request an exemption); the rights and responsibilities of each applicable work requirement; what is required to maintain eligibility under each applicable work requirement; pertinent dates by which an individual must take any actions to remain in compliance with each applicable work requirement; the consequences for failure to comply with each applicable work requirement; an explanation of the process for requesting good cause (including examples of good cause circumstances and contact information to initiate a good cause request); and any other information the State agency believes would assist the household members with compliance.

8 . 4 S N A P E & T P R O G R A M R E F E R R A L S The eligibility and case management staff will notify SNAP clients of the opportunity to participate in SNAP E&T. Refer to Section 9.1, The SNAP Employment and Training Program (SNAP E&T) for the referral process, components, etc.