Rules Concerning Assigning Protective Payees
What Protective Payees Do – Protective payees access Financial assistance payment on behalf of the customers. After accessing the assistance payments, the protective payee disburses funds to assure that they are used to meet the needs of the persons included in the payment. The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) may be involved when a family requests such help. In these cases the DCFS worker may act as the protective payee for the family.
Who CANNOT Act as a Protective Payee:
Employees of the Department of Workforce Services.
Landlords, grocers, or other providers of goods, services or items dealing directly with the customer.
Persons under the age of eighteen.
Individuals who refuse to sign the Protective Payee Agreement form 901.
Who CAN Act as Protective Payee -- Staff will follow Employment Center procedures to decide who will act as protective payee. Following Employment Center procedures, any of the following individuals may be given the responsibility:
Division of Child and Family Service workers may act as protective payees.
Any individual who is not excluded under #2 above, and who will see that the Financial assistance payment is spent to meet the needs of the customers included in the payment, may act as protective payee.
When the customer identifies a protective payee, staff must explain:
Responsibilities of the protective payee.
Utah Horizon EBT procedures (including training required) and overpayment issues.
That the customer can request a new individual as a protective payee at any time, as long as this customer meets the requirements of #3 a and b above.