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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. DSS eligibility staff screens applicants and recipients to identify potential work registrants at initial certification, recertification, and when adding a new individual (including previously sanctioned individuals) to the SNAP household. As part of the SCWINS Interview Tool, eligibility and case management staff utilize a set of screening questions to assist with identifying work registrants. These screening questions include exemptions that would preclude household members from meeting work registration requirements. Additionally, staff code identified work registrants as such in the state agency eligibility data system. If a work registrant is also subject to the ABAWD time-limit, then the household is notified of both work registration requirements and ABAWD time-limit requirements. Staff also utilize a set of screening questions to identify ABAWDs and code ABAWDs as such in the CHIP eligibility system. The eligibility worker first determines if an individual has a work registration exemption or ABAWD exception. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? Eligibility staff uses various codes to identify non-exempt work registrants in the states’ eligibility data system. If a work registrant is also subject to the ABAWD time-limit, then the household is notified of both work registration requirements and ABAWD time-limit requirements. Staff also utilize a set of screening questions to identify ABAWDs and code ABAWDs as such in the CHIP eligibility system. The eligibility worker first determines if an individual has a work registration exemption. By signing the application or recertification form, the primary informant (PI) will be considered to have registered all household members required to be registered. This registration is completed when the registration is recorded on the CHIP EMPR screen. Work registration (WR) is an eligibility requirement for all SNAP household members who are not exempt from the federally regulated work requirements. 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 1/29/26, 9:36 AM State Plan SC FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-scfy26stateplan//index.html 18/125