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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. Eligibility staff ask the client screening questions at application and recertification when the head of household is present either on the phone or in person. This information is entered into ACES. When does the screening for a reverse referral request occur? Reverse referrals are reviewed weekly by eligibility staff. Describe the process for screening during the reverse referral request process, including the staff involved. BFET allows reverse referrals in the way of BFET providers assessing walk-in clients. In the case of any SNAP recipient, the client may request services from a BFET provider. The BFET provider then screens the client for appropriateness for participation in the BFET program and verifies eligibility for BFET via eJAS, prior to enrollment into program. DSHS runs a BFET auto-enrollment report weekly and cross-matched clients with DSHS BFET referrals. DSHS Eligibility staff reviews the BFET provider enrollments for appropriateness and documents DSHS approval. Washington State considers the client a participant during the time between when the provider verifies eligibility for BFET via eJAS and when DSHS Eligibility staff review the enrollments for appropriateness. Providers are required to complete an orientation process with clients that includes determining their suitability for SNAP E&T. With client permission, the provider can use the client’s client ID or Social Security Number to look up the SNAP E&T eligibility in eJAS. The provider will receive a message regarding the client’s eligibility for SNAP E&T. Below are samples of the messages: • Client eligibility for SNAP E&T, in the eJAS case management system. The provider receives information about the client such as: Client is eligible. • Client is open on TANF and therefore not eligible. • Client is not eligible. • Other error codes that the provider may need to reach out to our agency staff to identify if the client is eligible. If the client is eligible and would like to proceed the provider moves forward with electronic enrollment. Once enrollment is created in eJAS, eligibility workers can view the client’s status in BFET, as needed. No further action is taken by state eligibility workers unless there is a change in status. For students, this process may be slightly different as the client will not appear to be “active” and “eligible” in eJAS for providers to enroll clients into BFET. DSHS has a form, Referral to DSHS 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 23/309