Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-4-3-.03

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-4-3-.03 - Issuance System

Benefits are issued through an EBT card. Each household is issued an EBT card following the initial certification of the household. The EBT cards are mailed to the household. The Department has adopted the following options and waivers.

(1) The Contractor shall receive and process Benefit Authorization records transmitted by the State. Benefit only records shall be transmitted by batch with the exception of benefits added through the Administrative Terminal for those accounts established for the purpose of fraud investigation. The Contractor must process Benefit Authorizations and post the authorized benefit amounts to the appropriate EBT accounts, based on the unique EBT Account Number, benefit type, case number, and unique authorization number generated by the State for each benefit authorization.

Effective June 28, 1983. Amendment effective October 9, 1985. Emergency amendment effective October 2, 1986. Permanent amendment effective January 30, 1987. Succedent emergency repealer effective March 20, 1990. Emergency new rule effective March 20, 1990 (formerly Rule No. 660-4-3-.03). Permanent adoption effective June 11, 1990. Repealed and Replaced: Filed November 1, 1995; effective December 6, 1995. Amended: Filed October 4, 1996; effective November 8, 1996.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2018, eff. 11/23/2018.

Author: Julia Thomas

Statutory Authority: Food Stamp Act of 1977 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq, Code of Ala. 1975, § 38-2-6(17); 44 U.S.C. 1510; 7 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter II Subchapter C Section 274.3(a).