Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 22 – Electronic benefit transfer system established
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The department is authorized to establish an electronic benefits transfer system for the issuance of benefits under the statewide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under section 3104, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under chapter 1053?B, the Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental Food Program of the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Parents as Scholars and Medicaid programs and for child care subsidies under chapter 1052?A; all recipients of benefits under these programs or another program approved for addition under subsection 2 must participate in the EBT system. [PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. OO, §4 (AMD).]
1. Rulemaking. In accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, the department shall adopt rules required for implementation of this subchapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II?A.
[PL 1995, c. 675, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 22
- another program: means a program of the department not defined as a program in subsection 10 or a program of another department that is approved for addition to the EBT system. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 21
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- EBT: means a system for the delivery of benefits to recipients by means of credit or debit card services, automated teller machines, point of sale devices or access to online systems for the withdrawal of funds or the processing of a payment for merchandise or a service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 21
- Medicaid: means the Medicaid program under the provisions of the United States Social Security Act, Title XIX, and successors to it, and related rules of the department pursuant to chapter 855. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 21
- Parents as Scholars: means the program established in chapter 1054?B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 21
- Program: means SNAP or the Medicaid program or another program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 21
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: means the program established in chapter 1053?B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 21
2. Other programs. The department may add other programs to the EBT system if approved for addition by their respective departments, as long as rules are adopted by the department and other departments for the administration of and delivery of benefits under those programs.
[PL 1995, c. 675, §1 (NEW).]
3. Participation.
[PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. NNNNNNN, §6 (RP).]
4. Restriction. The following requirements apply prior to implementation of the EBT system and as applied to each program using the EBT system:
A. The department and other departments must determine that use of the EBT system will not decrease benefits or result in unreasonable costs to the recipients; and [PL 1995, c. 675, §1 (NEW).]
B. The department and other departments must successfully complete a request-for-proposals evaluation and contract negotiations that ensure that the EBT system will be cost-effective for the individual program. [PL 1995, c. 675, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 675, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 530, §A10 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. NNNNNNN, §§5, 6 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. OO, §4 (AMD).