Section 372.1707 - Liability Implications for Manual Transactions(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's (HHSC's) manual transactions liability is only for those manual transactions performed in accordance with the written agreement under RSA 274.12(g)(6) and processing standards in RSA 274.12(h).(b) HHSC reimburses a retailer for manual transactions, as required by the terms and conditions of the retailer agreement, for which an insufficient amount of benefits remain in the client's account at the time the manual voucher is presented for processing and payment.(c) If authorization cannot be obtained before or at the time of purchase, a retailer assumes the risk of insufficient benefits being available in the client's account.(d) A retailer using voice authorization and electronic voucher is liable if the retailer management EBT contractor rejects its or its third-party processor's submission because of failure to follow the procedures in § RSA 372.1706 of this subchapter (relating to Electronic Manual Voucher Transaction Requirements).(e) Neither the retailer management EBT contractor nor the retailer may re-present a manual voucher for payment if insufficient funds exist when the voucher is submitted for processing and payment.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 372.1707
The provisions of this §372.1707 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5361