12 CCR 2512-2-12.100 - COLORADO ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SERVICE (CO/EBTS)

12.100.1 AUTHORITY

100.11

Authority for the program is contained in Colorado Revised Statutes, Sections 26-2-104 and 26-1-122(2), as amended.

100.12

The Colorado Electronic Benefit Transfer Service (CO/EBTS) is intended to provide electronic benefit access, through use of a plastic debit card, to recipients of food assistance and public assistance programs. These programs include, but are not limited to, Food Stamps, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Old Age Pension, Aid to the Needy Disabled, Aid to the Blind, and the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. Through CO/EBTS, direct deposit payments will be made to providers of services for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, Child Care and Child Welfare (Subsidized Adoption and Foster Care) programs. Voucher payments (e.g., burial) will also be made by direct deposit. Other programs may be added as appropriate. Recipient payments will be made by direct deposit on a voluntary basis. Provision will be made for delivery of recipient payment of direct federal benefits by CO/EBTS.

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12 CCR 2512-2-12.100

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