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Only changes that are required to be reported at six month report, renewal, or an ABAWD is no longer meeting the 20 hour work requirement; will affect the work registration status of an individual. Persons losing their exempt status, due to any of these changes in circumstances, must report and be registered for work when they report the change.

Benefits Specialist will change the work registration status by coding the individual as a “08” on ACCESS in the SNAP work registration code. The DSS-EA-345e must be completed and mailed to the customer, and the oral explanation is required to be completed at the next 6 month report or renewal, whichever comes first.

13162 WHEN THE CHANGE IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED

Persons losing their exempt status due to a change in circumstances which does not have to be reported must register for work at their next renewal. Changes are not required to be reported if they are outside of the reporting requirements in section 13161.

13170 PROVIDER DETERMINATIONS Provider determinations occur when DLR notifies DSS that a participant is not a good fit for participation in E&T. If a provider determination is needed, DLR will notify DSS within 10 days. Once DSS is notified of the provider determination, the DSS local office will work directly with the DSS Program Specialist for the next steps. For situations of good cause or potential exemptions, DLR will continue to refer these situations to DSS.

13180 PARTICIPANT REIMBURSEMENTS DSS is required to provide participant reimbursements (also known as Support Services) to mandatory E&T participants as long as the reimbursements are directly related to and necessary for their participation. This can include but is not limited to clothing, tools, transportation costs, etc. 13181 EXEMPT IF SNAP E&T PARTICIPANT REIMBURSEMENT COSTS EXCEED CAPS (CODE 31) If a mandatory SNAP E&T participant requires participant reimbursements that are over the caps that are established, the participant must be exempt from participation. This is done by coding the participant’s work registration code as 31 (COST EXCEEDS LIMITS) on their member panel and updating the narrative. The participant can self-attest that their needs exceed the reimbursement limits in place and no verification is needed. Prudent worker judgement can be used by the DLR ES or EABS on a case-by-case basis. If DSS determines the person should be exempt, code the customer 31 Example: Jane was certified for SNAP from January through December. She is exempt because she has a dependent child under age 6. In March, the child turns 6 years old. Jane is not required to report that her child turned age 6 at any point in her current renewal period, including the 6 month report. She retains the exempt status through her entire renewal period but will be work registered at her next renewal.