COLORADO ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (CO/EBTS) AND PROCESSING
CO/EBTS shall maintain a composite of data for all certified households and provide complete information on participating households for review sampling purposes, statistical summary, and reporting requirements. The automated system is a direct-access system that allows online issuance access to the master issuance file. The automated system provides for an online issuance system. CO/EBTS will provide access to SNAP benefits by issuing a plastic debit card to clients receiving SNAP and/or PA benefits. The overall rules for CO/EBTS are in the Colorado Department of Human Services Special Projects rule manual at 12 CCR 2512-2. Eligibility determinations in the automated system will be processed nightly to make SNAP benefits available the following day for initial certification. Ongoing cases will have benefits posted during a ten
(10) calendar day cycle with the Social Security Number (SSN) as the basis. The ending number of the SSN will indicate the date for the posting of benefits. An SSN ending with one (1) will be posted on the first day of the month, two (2) on the second day of the month, etc. AN SSN ending with zero (0) will be posted on the tenth (10th) day of the month.