Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT)

(1) OARs 461-135-1511 through 461-135-1515 apply to Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT). Except as provided for in OARs 461-135-1511 through 461-135-1515, P-EBT is not subject to Chapter 461 rules.

(2) P-EBT is a food benefit intended to reimburse eligible individuals for the value of the free or reduced-priced meals and snacks usually provided at school or child care centers. Any person using an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card issued on behalf of a P-EBT eligible individual shall spend the P-EBT benefits to provide meals and snacks to the P-EBT eligible individual.

(3) Although P-EBT benefits are issued to an EBT account linked to an EBT card, P-EBT is separate and apart from the SNAP program.

(4) P-EBT is administered in partnership between ODHS and the Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Program.

(5) The following definitions apply to OAR 461-135-1511 to 461-135-1515: