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for each payment. The staff member who enters the information on the log should not be the same person to fill out the Payment Receipt Form. If the client is present, make sure all the information is entered and he/she has signed and dated the Payment Receipt Form before he/she leaves. Check/Money Order Processing: The 2nd staff member enters all the pertinent information on the Payment Receipt Form and staples the check to Fiscal Bureau's, TPL's, or CSED's (pink) copy. This form is filled out for each check/money order received. Cash Processing: The 1st person who receives the cash counts it and enters the information on the log. The information is also written on the currency envelope along with the initials of the individual who accepted the cash. The cash and the envelope are delivered to the 2nd staff member to verify. While both staff members are present, complete the information on the envelope, place the cash inside, and seal the envelope. The 2nd staff person completes the Payment Receipt Form for each transaction and attaches Fiscal Bureau's, TPL's, or CSED's copies to the envelope. Cash cannot be accepted for SNAP payments. It must be a check or money order. Foreign Currency: Contact the Fiscal Bureau Accounts Receivable or Collection Supervisor to find out the rate of exchange immediately upon receipt. The second and third part of the form (yellow and pink) is attached to the check/money order or cash envelope and sent to the TPL Unit, CSED, or Fiscal Bureau. Separate the Child Support Payment Receipt Forms, TPL Unit Payment Receipt Forms and the Fiscal Bureau’s forms. Using an adding machine or an Excel spreadsheet, add all the checks/money orders and currency for each batch. Attach a copy of the adding machine tape or the spreadsheet to each batch of checks/money orders and/or currency, initial and date. Verify that the Payment Receipt Forms are already attached to the checks/currency. Mailing: Establish a daily deadline for all checks/money orders and currency to be processed. Mail every Friday or immediately upon receiving $200 in cash or if the total collections exceed $750. Send to DPHHS/Fiscal, TPL Unit, or CSED via regular mail. CSED payments are mailed to: TAPP; CSED; PO BOX 5955; HELENA, MT 59620. If you have questions concerning the CSED payments, contact Technical Accounting and Payment Processing (TAPP). Examples of CSED payments: 1. Child Support Repayment of Public Assistance Benefits 2. Child Support received after approval for TANF TPL Unit payments are mailed to: TPL UNIT; PO BOX 202953; HELENA, MT 59620. If you have questions concerning TPL Unit payments, contact Lana Haynes. Examples of payments sent to TPL: 1. Third Party Liability (TPL) 2. Accident Insurance Reimbursement 3. Estate Recoveries 4. Health Insurance Reimbursement 5. Premium Payment 6. VA Aid & Attendance 7. Conditional Assistance Examples of Medicaid payments: