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75-5364.Electronic funds transfer remittance plan for cash, food stamp and medical assistance; approval; implementation; report to governor and legislature. (a) As used in this section:

(1) "Plan" means the electronic funds transfer remittance plan established under this section.

(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of social and rehabilitation services.

(b) The secretary of social and rehabilitation services, with the assistance of the director of accounts and reports, shall apply for approval from the federal government to develop and implement in accordance with this section an electronic funds transfer remittance plan which will provide that monetary payments, food stamps and medical assistance benefits made to each recipient of public assistance under article 7 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto be made through an electronic funds transfer remittance system. On and after January 1, 1995, all monetary payments, food stamps and medical assistance benefits made to public assistance recipients in those counties in this state in which the KanWork program has been implemented and which have been selected by the secretary for the purposes of this section shall be made through such electronic funds transfer remittance plan.  The plan shall provide that on and after January 1, 1995, each public assistance recipient, or a person on behalf of the public assistance recipient as authorized by the secretary, who resides in a county in this state in which the KanWork program has been implemented and which has been selected by the secretary for the purposes of this section shall be provided benefits under this plan.

(c) On or before December 31, 1995, the secretary of social and rehabilitation services shall submit to the governor and to the legislature a report describing how the electronic funds transfer remittance plan was implemented, the results of the operation of the plan during the pilot phase, including any cost savings which have occurred as a result of the plan, and any recommendations which the secretary may have with respect to the administration of the plan.

History: L. 1994, ch. 265, § 20; July 1.



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