Card/PIN Issuance Accountability
A. Local offices will establish procedures for issuance of CO/EBTS debit cards and Personal Identification Numbers (PINs). The household will be issued a debit card within seven (7) calendar days from the date of application for expedited cases and within thirty (30) calendar days for non-expedited cases. B. Local offices shall maintain debit cards on site at its primary location and satellite offices. The EBTS contractor will provide counties with an initial supply of sequentially numbered cards with pre-embossed primary account numbers. Local offices must reorder cards to always ensure an adequate supply. The cards will be secured and accounted for through appropriate inventory and distribution forms. C. The household PIN will be issued through encryption devices supplied by the state department.