Okla. Admin. Code § 340:40-10-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 340:40-10-2 - Client, worker, and provider electronic benefit transfer (EBT) responsibilities

(a)Client EBT responsibilities. Client EBT responsibilities include:

(1) viewing the client training video;

(2) recording correct attendance days and times with his or her EBT card through the provider's point-of-service (POS) machine or using the ECC Connect mobile app within 10-calendar days, current day and previous nine days;

(3) checking the message on the POS machine or the ECC Connect mobile app after each attendance entry to see if it is approved, denied, pending, or pending different provider. When the message shows denied or pending different provider, the client is responsible for reporting the problem to the worker right away;

(4) not recording attendance for any day the child does not attend child care;

(5) not giving the EBT card or personal identification number (PIN) to anyone else, including the child care provider; and

(6) paying for care Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) does not pay because:

(A) the client did not record attendance timely for days and times his or her child attended child care;

(B) attendance entries were denied and the client did not correct attendance within 10-calendar days; or

(C) the provider loses the absent day payment for a weekly authorization because the client did not record correct attendance for every day that the child attended care for a given month.

(b)Worker EBT responsibilities. Worker EBT responsibilities include:

(1) ensuring that clients read and state they understand the EBT responsibilities shown on the application;

(2) arranging for clients to receive their EBT cards and view the training video as soon as possible after the child care request is submitted;

(3) arranging for authorized representatives to receive their EBT cards and view the training video as soon as possible;

(4) acting on attendance errors as soon as the client reports them;

(5) acting on EBT card misuse reports as soon as they are reported, per Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:40-10-3.

(c)Child care provider EBT responsibilities. Child care provider responsibilities include:

(1) never possessing a client's EBT card or recording a child's attendance using the POS machine or the ECC Connect mobile app;

(2) never moving the POS machine to another location or submitting electronic child care claims from another location without receiving prior approval from OKDHS Adult and Family Services Child Care Subsidy Unit staff;

(3) requiring clients to record attendance as child care is used;

(4) never asking or requiring a client to record attendance for a day the child does not attend; and

(5) ensuring claimed attendance submitted via the EBT system is correct and voiding any incorrect transactions within the 10-calendar day swipe limit, current day and previous nine days.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:40-10-2

Added at 22 Ok Reg 1238, eff 6-1-05; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 831, eff 6-1-11

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/15/2020

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022