Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-4-3 - ISSUANCE
Section 660-4-3-.03 - Issuance System
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
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.
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).
