Consumer Banking and Payments Law: 8.2.4 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Regulations
The Welfare Reform Act required the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations establishing standards for use of EBT to deliver SNAP benefits, including a definition of “the required level of recipient protection regarding privacy, ease of use, and access to and service in retail food stores.”47 Department of Agriculture regulations regarding the replacement of benefits and liability for replacement of benefits under EBT must be “similar” to regulations in effect for a paper-based food stamp system.48