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Using Debit Cards for Participant Purchases: A Roundtable Discussion

09/16/2009 | Requests *

Summary

How can states use debit cards in their consumer-directed purchasing programs? The Sept 2009 Community Living Partnership TA Call addressed this financial management question. States have used pre-paid plans as part of their MFP and CLP grants. Review a matrix of pre-paid card companies and their methods for spending. Also included is a Proposed Procedure for Debit Card Purchases developed for the Veterans-Directed Home and Community Based Services Programs.

Author

Murphy (Grotpeter), Mollie

Available Files

Proposed Debit-Card Procedure PDF (50K, 3 pages)
Pre-Paid Debit Card Company Matrix PDF (8K, 1 page)
Call Notes Word (72K, 3 pages)

Keywords

Fiscal Intermediary; VD-HCBS; pre-paid debit cards; participant-direction; worker's compensation;

Topic

Consumer/Participant Direction, Money Follows the Person

Type/Tool

Comparison Table, Matrix or Chart

Source

National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services (NRCPDS)

State

Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, All States/Territories

Date Created

09/16/2009

Contact

Mollie Grotpeter
National Center for
Participant-Directed Services

mollie.grotpeter@annkissam.com

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2691

Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.

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