Functional and technical EBT system requirements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) (ii) Permitting eligible households to select a personal identification number (PINs) at least four digits in length; (iii) Establishing benefit cards and accounts with the central computer database; (iv) Maintaining the master household issuance record file data and current authorization information; (v) Training households and other users in system usage; (vi) Authorizing benefit delivery; (vii) Posting benefits to each household's account for regular and supplemental issuances; (viii) Providing households with access to information on benefit availability; (ix) Ensuring the privacy of household data and providing benefit and data security; (x) Inventorying and securing accountable documents; and (xi) Zeroing out benefit accounts and other account authorization activity. (2) (ii) Verifying the PIN and/or PIN off-set, primary account number (PAN), terminal identification number and retailer identification number; (iii) Determining the sufficiency of the household's account balance in order to debit or credit household benefit accounts at the point of sale; (iv) Sending messages authorizing or rejecting purchases; (v) Providing back-up purchase procedures when the system is unavailable; (vi) Ensuring that benefits are available and carried over from month-to-month. (vii) Responding to issuance problems in a timely manner. (3) (ii) Creating and maintaining a file containing the individual records of EBT transactions; (iii) Totaling all credits accumulated by each retai

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 274.8