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Benefits Card, however, we continually monitor if any restrictions placed on benefits adversely affect adequate access to benefits. If an access desert is identified, DCF will resolve on a case-by-case basis.

Limitations on Use of TANF Cash Assistance. Kansas has implemented a policy stating no TANF cash assistance may be transacted/used in any retail liquor store, casino, gaming casino, gaming establishment, jewelry store, tattoo parlor, massage parlor, body piercing parlor, spa, nail salon, lingerie shop, tobacco paraphernalia store, vapor cigarette store, psychic or fortune telling business, bail bond company, video arcade, movie theater, swimming pool, cruise ship, theme park, dog or horse racing facility, pari-mutuel facility, or sexually oriented business or any retail establishment that provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment, or in any business or retail establishment where minors under age 18 are not permitted. No TANF cash assistance benefits may be used to buy alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco products, lottery tickets, concert tickets, professional or collegiate sporting event tickets or tickets for other entertainment events intended for the general public or sexually oriented adult materials.

No TANF cash assistance shall be used for purchases at points of sale (POS) outside the state of Kansas. The Fraud Navigator will be utilized to block out of state points of sales transactions.

Kansas is contracting with FIS Government Payment Services and its Fraud Navigator Cash Blocking capability. The Fraud Navigator allows for identification of usage by a client and transaction blocking by establishment. The Fraud Navigator tools are based on: ▪ Merchant Category Codes (MCC) (liquor stores, casino, etc.) ▪ ATM Terminal IDs (located in casinos, adult entertainment sites, etc.); and ▪ Point-of-Sale terminal IDs (liquor store located in a grocery store; the terminal located at the liquor store would be blocked).

The Fraud Navigator also allows for monitoring and reporting on benefits used for restricted transactions.

The Kansas Benefits Card Project Team regularly meets with the vendor to implement the Fraud Navigator software and enforce restrictions placed on benefits. The Kansas Benefits Card Project Team continues to identify and prioritize the best use of these newly obtained tools.

8. Outline how the state ensures that recipients of assistance provided under the State program funded under this part have access to using or withdrawing assistance with minimal fees or charges, including an opportunity to access assistance with no fee or charges, and are provided information on applicable fees and surcharges that apply to electronic fund transactions involving the assistance, and that such information is made publicly available (Section 402(A)(1)(A)(viii) of the Social Security Act).

ATM transactions are assessed a fee of $1, not including the bank’s ATM fee. Clients receive two free POS transactions per month. Additional POS transactions cost an additional 40 cents per