Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 372 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Subchapter G - RETAILER REQUIREMENTS
Section 372.1709 - Liability Implications for Store-and-Forward Transactions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
If there are insufficient funds to authorize the full amount of an otherwise approvable store-and-forward transaction, the balance remaining in the client's account is paid to the retailer in accordance with the following:
(1) The EBT central processing system approves a partial amount of the store-and-forward transaction, crediting the retailer with the balance remaining in the client's account through a one-step process.
(2) The transaction must be in accordance with the standard message format requirements for store-and-forward transactions.
(3) The retailer must not obtain the uncollected balance from a client's current or future month's benefits.
