Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
Division 165 - ISSUING BENEFITS
Section 461-165-0140 - Endorsement and Survivorship of Benefits
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The client or the client's payee must endorse checks issued in payment of a benefit. The endorsement on the check must be the same as the name appearing as payee.
(2) The client may endorse a check with a mark or thumbprint if duly witnessed by two people giving their full names and addresses.
(3) Benefits issued by EBT (electronic benefit transfer) may be used only with the Oregon Trail debit card and the client's matching personal identification number (PIN).
(4) The person with power of attorney may:
(5) In all programs except the SNAP program, any cash benefit issued to clients before their death is available to their survivors.
(6) In the SNAP program, there is no survivor's right to benefits unless the survivor is independently entitled to benefits as a member of the benefit group. When the survivor is not in the benefit group:
Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 411.816, 412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.610, 411.816, 412.049, 412.151