Appendix: EBT Foods Screens Comparison The following matrix similarities and differences between some of the Foods Screens as used in EBT Only states. Aspect Food Package Issuance Food Benefits Audit Trail Summary Purpose Where the benefits Where a Where the Where you to be issued are summary of benefits are see history prescribed issuance is issued by Economic shown Unit Data Level Participant Only Participants by Participants Economic Economic Unit Within Economic Unit Only Unit Data Span History of Current issuance History of History of Participant Food month plus 3 Economic Unit Economic – Packages months Issuance Only Unit All – (One at a time) Transactions Read Only vs. Update Read Only Update Read Only Update Data Food Package Food Benefits Selection, Actual Management Selection, are Issued, Mailed Issuance & Food Package Prescribed but Indicator, Other Card Tailoring, not issued, Not Proration Transactions Special Diet Available for Choices Documentation Issuance, and was or will be a food package change
Appendix: EBT Foods Screens Comparison The following matrix similarities and differences between some of the Foods Screens as used in EBT Only states. Aspect Food Package Issuance Summary Food Benefits Audit Trail Purpose Where the benefits to be issued are prescribed Where a summary of issuance is shown Where the benefits are issued Where you see history by Economic Unit Data Level Participant Only Participants by Economic Unit Participants Within Economic Unit Economic Unit Only Data Span History of Participant Food Packages (One at a time) Current issuance month plus 3 months History of Economic Unit – Issuance Only History of Economic Unit – All Transactions Read Only vs. Update Update Read Only Update Read Only Data Management Food Package Selection, Food Package Tailoring, Special Diet Documentation Food Benefits are Issued, Prescribed but not issued, Not Available for Issuance, and was or will be a food package change Selection, Mailed Indicator, Proration Choices Actual Issuance & Other Card Transactions
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