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d. After the assessment, the SNAP E&T worker must determine the participant’s ability to participate in the program. A participant who has no substantial barriers to employment must be assigned to a component, placed in an active status, and be subject to the full requirements of SNAP E&T.

e. If the SNAP E&T worker has sufficient reason to believe that a participant’s status needs to be reevaluated following the assessment, this determination will be communicated to the BPS through an internal communication form along with copies of all documentation at the time the reevaluation is requested.

4. Activity and Service Plan of Participation

a. For initial assessments and reassessments, the SNAP E&T worker must develop a written Plan of Participation with the participant, recording the outcome of the assessment.

1. For participants placed in an active status, the Plan must:

a. state the component to which the participant is assigned; the specific responsibilities of the participant and the agency, including, but not limited to, the expected levels of participation, attendance and/or the requirement to return information to the SNAP E&T worker and report changes which impact employment and/or participation;

b. identify the component begin and end dates;

c. describe the supportive services needed by the participant to carry out the assignment;

d. describe a plan for monitoring the participant’s progress while he/she is participating in a component.

2. A new Plan must be completed whenever the participant is assigned to a different component. If the participant is reassigned to the same component, the current Plan must be updated. A copy of the updated Plan must be provided to the participant.

3. Both the SNAP E&T worker and the participant must sign the Plan if the Assessment is conducted in person.

5. Reassessment

A reassessment must be conducted whenever a participant completes the requirement of a component or when a re-evaluation is required.

a. The reassessment must take place no later than 30 calendar days following the completion of the component activity.

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