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PROVIDER DETERMINATIONS In accordance with 7 CFR 273.7(c)(18) a State agency must ensure that E&T providers are informed of their authority and responsibility to determine if an individual is ill-suited for a particular E&T component. Describe the process used by E&T providers to communicate provider determinations to the State agency. If a provider determines that a participant is ill-suited for their program, they can submit their provider determination through the SCCETS database (Provider Determination Queue) within 10 days of the determination. The provider must also document the reason for their decision. Describe how the State agency notifies clients of a provider determination. The E&T Coordinator will contact the participant within 10 days of receiving the determination by email, mail and/or by telephone. The E&T Coordinator will be responsible for making the best decision based on the four options available to them. The four options available to the SNAP E&T Coordinators are as follows: 1. Re-assess the participant and refer the individual to an appropriate E&T program component; 2. Refer the individual to an appropriate workforce partnership; 3. Re-assess the participant’s physical and mental fitness; 4. Coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, with other Federal, State, or local workforce or assistance programs to identify work opportunities or assistance for the individual. If the participant is an ABAWD, E&T Coordinators will explain the effect of the provider determination on their SNAP benefits. The expectation for E&T Coordinators is to immediately identify a new activity for the ABAWD to satisfy the ABAWD work requirement. When a provider determination occurs for an ABAWD, the E&T Coordinator will communicate with an eligibility worker to ensure that a countable month was not used for that month of the provider determination. What is the timeframe for contacting clients after receiving a provider determination? 1-3 Days 4-7 Days 8-10 Days 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 36/125