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MS 0950 (1) Volume 1 – General Administration MS 0950 – R. 10/1/24 – OMTL-658 Claim Repayment Methods Claims may be repaid using one of the following methods: A. Lump Sum. For active or inactive households, if the household elects to pay the claim at one time, collect a lump sum payment. Acceptable methods of payment are a check or money order made out to the Kentucky State Treasurer, Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) benefits, or online at kynect via debit/credit card. Do not accept cash. 1. Do not require the household to liquidate all its resources to make a lump sum payment. 2. It is permissible for the household to make a lump sum payment as partial repayment of the claim. 3. If the household chooses to make a monthly or lump sum payment from EBT benefits, complete form EBT-6, Claims Repayment Request, for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) claim. Submit to the Claims Management Section (CMS) by postal mail or by fax to 502-564 9810. 4. If the household voluntarily returns an issued benefit check to use as payment on a claim, issue a PAFS 30.3, Multi-Program Claims Receipt, to the individual. Forward the check along with a copy of the PAFS 30.3 to: Department for Community Based Services Division of Family Support Program Integrity Branch Claims Management Section 275 East Main Street, 3 E-I Frankfort, Ky 40621 B. Installments. If the individual with an inactive benefits case chooses to pay by installment payments, form KCD 1.11, Repayment Agreement, is required to be completed and returned to CMS within a designated time frame. An individual who is paying a claim by benefit reduction in an active case can also choose to make additional payments by installment. Notify CMS of the individual’s request. Below shows the minimum payment required based on the claim threshold: $0 to $1,000 $25 $1,001 to $5,000 $50 $5,001 to $10,000 $75 $10,001 to $15,000 $100 $15,001 to $20,000 $125 $20,001 and higher $150 C. [Benefit Reduction. If any liable member is active in a case, the benefits are reduced to recover the remaining claim balance not paid by a lump sum