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When does screening for referral to E&T occur? Select all that apply. Initial Certification Recertification Reported change in the work registrant status of households Other Describe the process for screening for direct referral to E&T, including the staff involved. SNAP E&T is a voluntary program in Virginia. The screening, eligibility and the referral process to SNAP E&T begins with the BPS. The process begins by screening individuals and individuals to Employment Services Programs (ESP) screens of VaCMS. The BPS determines the work registration status for each household member. The BPS is required to record any member as registered if the member does not meet a work registration exemption. SNAP sub-recipients who choose to volunteer are also screened by the BPS by answering a series of screening questions and referred to the SNAP E&T ESP module in VaCMS. After an individual is referred to the SNAP E&T ESP module, the Employment Services Worker (ESW) pulls the client out of the ESP queue and contacts them via phone or electronically (via email) to schedule an initial assessment. After the employability assessment is complete, the client is assigned to an allowable Employment and Training component approved under the state plan. At this time, a client is officially enrolled in SNAP E&T. WFS has maintained a consistent position of communicating and educating BPS during conference forums to have brief conversations with SNAP applicants during interview about SNAP E&T at application, reapplication and during recertification of the benefits of participating in SNAP E&T. Individuals in the household who are evaluated by the BPS who do not have a Work Registration Exemption or a Work Requirement Exemption and would like to volunteer are referred electronically via VaCMS to the ESP module. If a participant is interested in the program, a warm hand-off is completed by the BPS to the Employment Services Team at the LDSS to manually enroll volunteers in VaCMS to be assessed and enrolled in SNAP E&T component activities. When does the screening for a reverse referral request occur? The screening for a reverse referral request occurs upon intake/assessment conducted by the E&T provider. Describe the process for screening during the reverse referral request process, including the staff involved. The reverse referral form developed by WFS is received first by the E&T staff who have ongoing communication with the E&T provider. This information is communicated to the BPS using an internal communication form. Upon receipt of this information, the BPS is to contact the participant to complete the proper screening using the prompts and screens available in VaCMS if the screening did not occur during the initial application process. Those participants who are appropriate for E&T are sent to the SNAP E&T queue within VaCMS. At this point, the E&T staff will continue with assessment and enrollment into E&T. 1/29/26, 10:25 AM State Plan VA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-vafy26stateplan//index.html 21/86