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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. During SNAP eligibility application and review interviews, Work Registration is screened via our Automated Client Eligibility System (ACES) on the Work Registration page. State eligibility workers must use all the information they have gathered over the course of the interview (student status, employment history, disabilities, etc.) to make work registration decisions. State eligibility workers then enter in the work registration status for the client on this page. The eligibility program will assist, suggesting specific codes if certain parameters in the case are met, such as when the client is a student or if they have a disability, State eligibility workers use the Work Registration desk aid to assist them in making a determination. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? Eligibility staff complete the work registrant status field in ACES with the appropriate work registration indicator based on the information provided during the interview and application, or eligibility review forms. This process completes the registration for the nonexempt individual. 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 At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the oral 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 oral explanation 1/29/26, 10:29 AM State Plan WA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-wafy26stateplan//index.html 21/309