Section 470IAC10.3-5-6. Participation of retailers and processors in EBT system

   (a) An EBT contractor may, on behalf of the division, contract with any retailer for distribution of available assistance through automated teller machine (ATM) or point of sale (POS) terminals owned or operated by the retailer, at a business location where the retailer sells or transfers property or provides or performs services to consumers.

  (b) The business location of the retailer at which distribution of available assistance is authorized shall not be a facility or establishment that is described in IC 12-13-14-4.5(c).

  (c) An EBT contractor may, on behalf of the division, contract with any processor that participates in operation of the EBT program in Indiana, on behalf of one (1) or more retailers.

  (d) Each contract:

(1) shall be in a form approved by the division as a standard contract for a participating retailer or processor; and

(2) may incorporate by reference operational standards or rules applicable to operation of the EBT program in Indiana.

  (e) A retailer may limit the amount of available assistance that an eligible recipient may withdraw through the retailer's ATM or POS terminals in a manner that is not more restrictive than the limit on cash payments that the retailer provides to customers who are nonrecipients.

  (f) The division will not provide equipment to a processor or retailer for distribution of cash assistance. (Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 10.3-5-6; filed Oct 31, 2007, 9:57 a.m.: 20071128-IR-470070087FRA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA)