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ASSESSMENT Does the State require or provide an assessment? Yes No Who conducts the assessment? Select all that apply. State Agency E&T Provider Self-Assessment Intermediary Local Office Other When are participants assessed? After Orientation, the participant is scheduled one-on-one case management appointment. The State offers flexible options for completing both the orientation and assessment to encourage participation within the program. Describe the assessment. List the tools used in the assessment. Workforce Development Boards provide E&T assessments. Participants receive an assessment prior to being placed into an activity component, while under Provider Determination, when changing activities, and after receiving an employment offer. A new assessment is required when a participant accepts job retention services. When a participant is under Provider Determination DoHS first completes an assessment first to determine one of the four choices as stated in 7 CFR 273.7(c)(18)(i). If DoHS determines the individual can participate in another activity WDB then places the individual in a different appropriate activity. Assessments are conducted electronically on a computer and given orally by WDB. Both participant and WDB sign the assessment. The participant is given a copy of the assessment, and a copy is scanned into the eligibility case record. Assessments are communicated with DoHS using the DFA-SNAP E&T-2 form and scanned into the historical case record. The assessment is also logged into the Works Programs system in a section called “Self- Sufficiency Plan” and is available to all eligibility staff in a read-only format. WDB also communicates assessment information with third-party partners assisting the individual. Before any information is shared with TPPs the participant must sign a form allowing the release of information. The Self-Sufficiency plan addresses barriers and how both DoHS and the participant will work together to 1/29/26, 10:31 AM State Plan WV FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-wvfy26stateplan//index.html 27/119