Authorized Payee - Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)

An authorized payee is a person named by the grantee to act on their behalf in transacting cash benefits from EBT. Cash benefits through EBT must be available to the grantee or authorized payee. The grantee may change the authorized payee at any time. The grantee may have only one authorized payee at a time. Designation of the authorized payee shall be on a form prescribed by the Department.